I have reared a memorial more enduring than brass, and loftier than the regal structure of the pyramids, which neither the corroding shower nor the powerless north wind can destroy; no, not even unending years nor the flight of time itself. I shall not entirely die. The greater part of me shall escape oblivion.

In avoiding one evil we fall into another, if we use not discretion.

Shun an inquisitive man, he is invariably a tell-tale.

A hungry stomach rarely despises common food.

Who knows if the gods above will add tomorrow's span to this day's sum?

Whatever you want to teach, be brief.

Mingle some brief folly with wisdom now: To be foolish is sweet at times.