Happy is the man whom the Muses love: sweet speech flows from his mouth.
Work is not a shame. Laziness is a shame.
He is senseless who would match himself against a stronger man; for he is deprived of victory and adds suffering to disgrace.
It is a hard thing for a man to be righteous, if the unrighteous man is to have the greater right.
You trust a thief when you trust a woman.
Mortals grow swiftly in misfortune.