Don't you know that silence supports the accuser's charge?
A mind at peace does not engender wars.
Heap up great wealth in your house, if you wish, and live as a tyrant, but, if the enjoyment of these things be lacking, I would not buy the rest for the shadow of smoke as against happiness.
True, as unwisdom is the worst of ills
A lie never lives to be old.
Money is the worst currency that ever grew among mankind. This sacks cities, this drives men from their homes, this teaches and corrupts the worthiest minds to turn base deeds.