Love those who love you, help those you help you, and give to those who give to you.

It is a hard thing for a man to be righteous, if the unrighteous man is to have the greater right.

Justice prevails over transgression when she comes to the end of the race.

But they who give straight judgements to strangers and to those of the land and do not transgress what is just, for them the city flourishes and its people prosper.

A sparing tongue is the greatest treasure among men.

You trust a thief when you trust a woman.

I see no hope for the future of our people if they are dependent on the frivolous youth of today, for certainly all youth are reckless beyond words. When I was a boy, we were taught to be discrete and respectful of elders, but the present youth are exceedingly wise and impatient of restraint.