Unless the gods deceive my mind , That man is forging fetters for himself.
The greatest treasure you can leave your children is a sense of modesty and the advice to follow virtuous persons.
One finds many companions for food and drink, but in a serious business a man's companions are very few.
Surfeit begets insolence, when prosperity comes to a bad man.
When we are dead; rugs are no richer than a quick-thorn bed.
He who mistrusts most should be trusted least.