He is a fool who tries to match his strength with the stronger.
Labor is no disgrace.
The man who procrastinates is always struggling with misfortunes.
The dawn speeds a man on his journey, and speeds him too in his work.
Whoever happens to give birth to mischievous children lives always with unending grief in his spirit and heart.
Badness you can get easily, in quantity. The road is smooth and lies close by. But in front of excellence the immortal gods have put sweat, and long and steep is the way to do it, and rough at first. But when you come to the top, then it is easy, even though it is hard.