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.

Do not get a name as overly lavish or too inhospitable.

Try to take for a mate a person of your own neighborhood.

It is not possible either to trick or escape the mind of Zeus.

Justice prevails over transgression when she comes to the end of the race.

He is a fool who tries to match his strength with the stronger.

Far best is he who is himself all-wise, and he, too, good who listens to wise words; But whoso is not wise or lays to hear another's wisdom is a useless man.