Do not gain basely; base gain is equal to ruin.
It is a hard thing for a man to be righteous, if the unrighteous man is to have the greater right.
Wealth should not be seized, but the god-given is much better.
Happy is the man whom the Muses love: sweet speech flows from his mouth.
We know how to speak many falsehoods that resemble real things, but we know, when we will, how to speak true things.
A sparing tongue is the greatest treasure among men.