Bacteria: The only culture some people have..

Do not let a flattering woman coax and wheedle you and deceive you; she is after your barn..

Of themselves diseases come upon men continually by day and by night, bringing mischief to mortals silently; for wise Zeus took away speech from them….

Do not put all your goods in hollow ships..

Gossip and rumor are evil; easy to lift up, heavy to carry, and hard to put down again..

Best is the man who thinks for himself..

Wealth should not be seized, but the god-given is much better..

Observe due measure, for right timing is in all things the most important factor..

If you add a little to a little and do this often, soon the little will become great..

In the race for wealth, a neighbor tries to outdo his neighbor, but this strife is good for men. For the potter envies potter, and the carpenter the ….

An income means life to wretched mortals, but it is a terrible fate to die among the waves..

It will not always be summer: build barns..

No whispered rumours which the many spread can wholly perish..

There was not after all a single kind of strife, but on earth there are two kinds: one of them a man might praise when he recognized her, but the oth….

No day is wholly unproductive of good..

Love those who love you, help those you help you, and give to those who give to you..

Giving is good, but taking is bad and brings death..

Labor is no disgrace..

But they who give straight judgements to strangers and to those of the land and do not transgress what is just, for them the city flourishes and its ….

It is best to do things systematically, since we are only human, and disorder is our worst enemy..

Do not get a name as overly lavish or too inhospitable..