It is a hard thing for a man to be righteous, if the unrighteous man is to have the greater right.

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

Timeliness is best in all matters.

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.

If you add a little to a little and do this often, soon the little will become great.

It will not always be summer: build barns.

Gossip and rumor are evil; easy to lift up, heavy to carry, and hard to put down again.