A bad neighbor is a misfortune, as much as a good one is a great blessing.

The best man of all is he who knows everything himself. Good also the man who accepts another's sound advice; but the man who neither knows himself nor takes to hear what another says, he is no good at all.

Invite your friend to a feast, but leave your enemy alone; and especially invite the one who lives near you.

For now indeed is the race of iron; and men never cease from labour and sorrow by day and from perishing by night.

Do not seek evil gains; evil gains are the equivalent of disaster

For both faith and want of faith have destroyed men alike.

Do not seek dishonest gains: dishonest gains are losses.