He's only harming himself who's bent upon harming another

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

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.

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

Potter is potter's enemy, and craftsman is craftsman's rival; tramp is jealous of tramp, and singer of singer.

In front of excellence, the immortal gods have put sweat, and long and steep is the way to it.

Invite your friend to a feast, but leave your enemy alone; and especially invite the one who lives near you.