The brave man is not only he who overcomes the enemy, but he who is stronger than pleasures. Some men are masters of cities, but are enslaved to women.

To a wise man, the whole earth is open; for the native land of a good soul is the whole earth.

One should practice much sense, not much learning.

Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss.

Do not trust all men, but trust men of worth; the former course is silly, the latter a mark of prudence.

Word is a shadow of a deed.

Happiness does not reside in strength or money; it lies in rightness and many-sidedness.