In work there is no shame; shame is in the idleness.

So the people will pay the penalty for their kings' presumption, who, by devising evil, turn justice from her path with tortuous speech.

...Perses, hear me out on justice, and take what I have to say to heart; cease thinking of violence. For the son of Kronos, Zeus, has ordained this law to men: that fishes and wild beasts and winged birds should devour one another, since there is no justice in them; but to mankind he gave justice which proves for the best.

An income means life to wretched mortals, but it is a terrible fate to die among the waves.

When you deal with your brother, be pleasant, but get a witness.

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

The man who is rich in fancy thinks that his wagon is already built; poor fool, he does not know that there are a hundred timbers to a wagon.