Best is the man who thinks for himself.

Do not seek evil gains; evil gains are the equivalent of disaster

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

Do not let any sweet-talking woman beguile your good sense with the fascinations of her shape. It's your barn she's after.

Do not put your work off till to-morrow and the day after; for a sluggish worker does not fill his barn, nor one who puts off his work: industry makes work go well, but a man who puts off work is always at hand-grips with ruin.

In the morning of like, work; in the midday, give counsel; in the evening, pray.

Invite your friend to a feast, but leave your enemy alone; and especially invite the one who lives near you.