Evil can be got very easily and exists in quantity: the road to her is very smooth, and she lives near by. But between us and virtue the gods have placed the sweat of our brows; the road to her is long and steep, and it is rough at first; but when a man has reached the top, then she is easy to attain, although before she was hard.

It is best to do things systematically, since we are only human, and disorder is our worst enemy.

Before the gates of excellence the high gods have placed sweat; long is the road thereto and rough and steep at first; but when the heights are reached, then there is ease, though grievously hard in the winning.

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

Often even a whole city suffers for a bad man who sins and contrives presumptuous deeds.

Observe due measure, for right timing is in all things the most important factor.

But he who neither thinks for himself nor learns from others, is a failure as a man.