Don't quarrel with your parents even if you are on the right.

A library of wisdom, is more precious than all wealth, and all things that are desirable cannot be compared to it. Whoever therefore claims to be zealous of truth, of happiness, of wisdom or knowledge, must become a lover of books.

May I deem the wise man rich, and may I have such a portion of gold as none but a prudent man can either bear or employ.

Come then, and let us pass a leisure hour in storytelling, and our story shall be the education of our heroes.

Boys should abstain from all use of wine until their eighteenth year, for it is wrong to add fire to fire.

Arguments, like men, are often pretenders.

The blame is his who chooses: God is blameless.