He used to say that it was better to have one friend of great value than many friends who were good for nothing.
As some say, Solon was the author of the apophthegm, "Nothing in excess.
Pittacus said that half was more than the whole.
Plato was continually saying to Xenocrates, "Sacrifice to the Graces.
Ignorance plays the chief part among men, and the multitude of words.
When asked what learning was the most necessary, he said, Not to unlearn what you have learned!