Adopt the character of the twisting octopus, which takes on the appearance of the nearby rock . Now follow in this direction, now turn a different hu….

Bright youth passes swiftly as a thought..

The greatest treasure you can leave your children is a sense of modesty and the advice to follow virtuous persons..

Surfeit begets insolence, when prosperity comes to a bad man..

He who mistrusts most should be trusted least..

Rash, angry words, and spoken out of season, When passion has usurp'd the throne of reason, Have ruin'd many. Passion is unjust, And for an idle, tra….

When we are dead; rugs are no richer than a quick-thorn bed..

Unless the gods deceive my mind , That man is forging fetters for himself..

One finds many companions for food and drink, but in a serious business a man's companions are very few..

Ram, ass, and horse, my Kyrnos, we look over With care, and seek good stock for good to cover; And yet the best men make no argument, But wed, for….

Even to a wicked man a divinity gives wealth, Cyrnus, but to few men comes the gift of excellence..

Boy, you're like a horse. Just now sated with seed, You've come back to my stable, Yearning for a good rider, fine meadow, An icy spring, shady ….

Ploutos , no wonder mortals worship you: You are so tolerant of their sins !.

Fairly examined, truly understood, No man is wholly bad, nor wholly good..

To many men well-fitting doors are not set on their tongues..

Restrain thy mind, and let mildness ever attend thy tongue..

Not to be born at all would be the best thing for man..

Too many tongues have gates which fly apart Too easily, and care for many things That don't concern them..