Point thy tongue on the anvil of truth.
Water is best, but gold shines like fire blazing in the night, supreme of lordly wealth.
Every gift which is given, even though is be small, is in reality great, if it is given with affection
Mother of the Sun, Theia of many names, for your sake men honor gold as more powerful than anything else; and through the value you bestow on them, o queen, ships contending on the sea and yoked teams of horses in swift-whirling contests become marvels.
A graceful and honorable old age is the childhood of immortality.
Even wisdom has to yield to self-interest.