If you don't know how to serve men, why worry about serving the gods?
There are three things against which the wise man guards: lust when young, quarrels when strong, and covetousness when old.
He who rules by moral force is like the pole star, which remains in place while all the lesser stars do homage to it.
Isn't it a pleasure to study and practice what you have learned?
Don't do unto others what you don't want others to do unto you.
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.