Preserve the mean; the opportune moment is best in all things.
The fool learns by suffering.
Never make a companion equal to a brother.
Invite your friend to dinner; have nothing to do with your enemy.
Best is the man who thinks for himself.
In the race for wealth, a neighbor tries to outdo his neighbor, but this strife is good for men. For the potter envies potter, and the carpenter the carpenter, and the beggar rivals the beggar, and the singer the singer.