A wise man in his house should find a wife gentle and courteous, or no wife at all.
Do not mistake for wisdom that opinion which may rise from a sick mind.
Common sense is the best prophet.
Happy is it to place a daughter; yet it pains a father's heart when he delivers to another's house a child, the object of his tender care.
Gods should not resemble men in their anger!
Fortune truly helps those who are of good judgment.