He for himself weaves woe who weaves for others woe, and evil counsel on the counselor recoils.

Gossip and rumor are evil; easy to lift up, heavy to carry, and hard to put down again.

We know how to speak many falsehoods that resemble real things, but we know, when we will, how to speak true things.

If you speak evil, you will soon be worse spoken of.

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

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.

In work there is no shame; shame is in the idleness.