Happy is the man whom the Muses love: sweet speech flows from his mouth.
Gain not base gains; base gains are the same as losses.
Neither make thy friend equal to a brother; but if thou shalt have made him so, be not the first to do him wrong.
Drink your fill when the jar is first opened, and when it is nearly done, but be sparing when it is half-empty; it's a poor savingwhen you come to the dregs.
He is a fool who tries to match his strength with the stronger.
We know how to speak many falsehoods that resemble real things, but we know, when we will, how to speak true things.