There is also an evil report; light, indeed, and easy to raise, but difficult to carry, and still more difficult to get rid of.

Bacteria: The only culture some people have.

Evil can be got very easily and exists in quantity: the road to her is very smooth, and she lives near by. But between us and virtue the gods have placed the sweat of our brows; the road to her is long and steep, and it is rough at first; but when a man has reached the top, then she is easy to attain, although before she was hard.

No day is wholly unproductive of good.

I see no hope for the future of our people if they are dependent on the frivolous youth of today, for certainly all youth are reckless beyond words. When I was a boy, we were taught to be discrete and respectful of elders, but the present youth are exceedingly wise and impatient of restraint.

The fool knows after he has suffered.

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