He who mistrusts most should be trusted least.
Unless the gods deceive my mind , That man is forging fetters for himself.
Even to a wicked man a divinity gives wealth, Cyrnus, but to few men comes the gift of excellence.
The greatest treasure you can leave your children is a sense of modesty and the advice to follow virtuous persons.
When we are dead; rugs are no richer than a quick-thorn bed.
Restrain thy mind, and let mildness ever attend thy tongue.