Fools through false shame, conceal their open wounds.
The gods have given you wealth and the means of enjoying it.
Take as a gift whatever the day brings forth.
Whoever cultivates the golden mean avoids both the poverty of a hovel and the envy of a palace.
The more a man denies himself, the more shall he obtain from God.
He who speaks ill of an absent friend, or fails to take his part if attacked by another, that man is a scoundrel.