For now indeed is the race of iron; and men never cease from labour and sorrow by day and from perishing by night.
The half is greater than the whole.
Whoever has trusted a woman has trusted deceivers.
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.
When you deal with your brother, be pleasant, but get a witness.
The man who procrastinates struggles with ruin.