In the morning of like, work; in the midday, give counsel; in the evening, pray.

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.

The man who is rich in fancy thinks that his wagon is already built; poor fool, he does not know that there are a hundred timbers to a wagon.

Do not let any sweet-talking woman beguile your good sense with the fascinations of her shape. It's your barn she's after.

Best is the man who thinks for himself.

They are fools who do not know how much the half exceeds the whole.

There is also an evil report; light, indeed, and easy to raise, but difficult to carry, and still more difficult to get rid of.