In work there is no shame; shame is in the idleness.
That man is best who sees the truth himself. Good too is he who listens to wise counsel. But who is neither wise himself nor willing to ponder wisdom is not worth a straw.
Hunger is an altogether fit companion for the idle man.
It will not always be summer: build barns.
They are fools who do not know how much the half exceeds the whole.
Do not let any sweet-talking woman beguile your good sense with the fascinations of her shape. It's your barn she's after.