Long exercise, my friend, inures the mind; And what we once disliked we pleasing find.

I see no hope for the future of our people if they are dependent on the frivolous youth of today, for certainly all youth are reckless beyond words. When I was a boy, we were taught to be discrete and respectful of elders, but the present youth are exceedingly wise and impatient of restraint.

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.

Labor is no disgrace.

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

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

Often even a whole city suffers for a bad man who sins and contrives presumptuous deeds.