He, who has blended the useful with the sweet, has gained every point .
It makes a great difference whether Davus or a hero speaks.
The covetous person is full of fear; and he or she who lives in fear will ever be a slave.
However rich or elevated, a name less something is always wanting to our imperfect fortune.
Fools through false shame, conceal their open wounds.
He who speaks ill of an absent friend, or fails to take his part if attacked by another, that man is a scoundrel.