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

Bring a wife home to your house when you are of the right age, not far short of 30 years, nor much above this is the right time for marriage.

It is a hard thing for a man to be righteous, if the unrighteous man is to have the greater right.

He harms himself who does harm to another, and the evil plan is most harmful to the planner.

The gods being always close to men perceive those who afflict others with unjust devices and do not fear the wrath of heaven.

For a man wins nothing better than a good wife, and then again nothing deadlier than a bad one.

Acquisition means life to miserable mortals.