The brash unbridled tongue, the lawless folly of fools, will end in pain. But the life of wise content is blest with quietness, escapes the storm and keeps its house secure.

Those whom God wishes to destroy, he first makes mad.

Chance fights ever on the side of the prudent.

Where there is no wine there is no love.

Life is a short affair; We should try to make it smooth, and free from strife.

The gods visit the sins of the fathers upon the children.

Greatness brings no profit to people. God indeed, when in anger, brings greater ruin to great mens houses.