You trust a thief when you trust a woman.

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

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.

You trust a thief when you trust a woman.

But they who give straight judgements to strangers and to those of the land and do not transgress what is just, for them the city flourishes and its people prosper.

Even though it's hard, it's easy.

Keep adding little by little and it will become a big heap.