Observe due measure, for right timing is in all things the most important factor.
For both faith and want of faith have destroyed men alike.
Do not let a flattering woman coax and wheedle you and deceive you; she is after your barn.
Invite your friend to dinner; have nothing to do with your enemy.
Admire a small ship, but put your freight in a large one; for the larger the load, the greater will be the profit upon profit.
Badness you can get easily, in quantity. The road is smooth and lies close by. But in front of excellence the immortal gods have put sweat, and long and steep is the way to do it, and rough at first. But when you come to the top, then it is easy, even though it is hard.