Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors.

Speak the truth, do not yield to anger; give, if thou art asked for little; by these three steps thou wilt go near the gods.

Women and people of low birth are very hard to deal with. If you are friendly to them, they get out of hand, and if you keep your distance, they resent it.

Excess and deficiency are equally at fault.

If either wealth or poverty are come by honesty, there is no shame.

It is goodness that gives to a neighborhood its beauty. One who is free to choose, yet does not prefer to dwell among the good - how can he be accorded the name of wise?