That man is best who sees the truth himself. Good too is he who listens to wise counsel. But who is neither wise himself nor willing to ponder wisdom is not worth a straw.

The man who does evil to another does evil to himself, and the evil counsel is most evil for him who counsels it.

The potter is at enmity with the potter.

Even though it's hard, it's easy.

It is best to do things systematically, since we are only human, and disorder is our worst enemy.

Wealth should not be seized, but the god-given is much better.

Long exercise, my friend, inures the mind; And what we once disliked we pleasing find.