When you deal with your brother, be pleasant, but get a witness.

At the beginning of the cask and the end take thy fill but be saving in the middle; for at the bottom the savings comes too late.

No day is wholly unproductive of good.

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 best to do things systematically, since we are only human, and disorder is our worst enemy.

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

Happy is the man whom the Muses love: sweet speech flows from his mouth.