At the beginning of the cask and the end take thy fill but be saving in the middle; for at the bottom the savings comes too late.

In work there is no shame; shame is in the idleness.

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

And Zeus will destroy this race of mortal men too, when they, at their birth, have grey hair on their temples.

If you speak evil, you will soon be worse spoken of.

For a man wins nothing better than a good wife, and then again nothing deadlier than a bad one.

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.