Pleasures are transient, honors are immortal.

- Periander

Democracy is better than tyranny.

- Periander

Judge of a tree by its fruit, not by its leaves.

- Periander

He who trusts himself for safety to the care of a wicked man, in seeking succor meets with ruin.

- Periander

Practice is everything. This is often misquoted as Practice makes perfect.

- Periander

Be moderate in prosperity, prudent in adversity.

- Periander

Nothing is impossible to industry (fortitude).

- Periander

The useful and the beautiful are never separated.

- Periander

He who assists the wicked will in time rue it.

- Periander