Wise kings generally have wise counselors; and he must be a wise man himself who is capable of distinguishing one.
I do not know whether there are gods, but there ought to be.
People who talk well but do nothing are like musical intruments; the sound is all they have to offer.
The sun, too, shines into cesspools and is not polluted.
Chilo advised, "not to speak evil of the dead."
The health and vigor necessary for the practice of what is good, depend equally on both mind and body.