The man who is rich in fancy thinks that his wagon is already built; poor fool, he does not know that there are a hundred timbers to a wagon.
Work is not a shame. Laziness is a shame.
In front of excellence, the immortal gods have put sweat, and long and steep is the way to it.
Man's chiefest treasure is a sparing tongue.
In work there is no shame; shame is in the idleness.
An evil plan does mischief to the planner.