Nothing is more useful than silence.

Bad company corrupts good character

A chaste woman ought not to dye her hair yellow

No man alive can say, “”This shall not happen to me

It must be that evil communications corrupt good dispositions.

He who labors diligently need never despair; for all things are accomplished by diligence and labor.

Of all the wild beasts of land or sea, the wildest is woman

In adversity man is saved by hope

Marriage, if truth be told (of this be sure), An evil is – but one we must endure

A woman is necessarily an evil, and he is a lucky man who catches her in the mildest form

Man must be prepared for every event of life, for there is nothing that is durable.

Being mortal, never pray for an untroubled life; But ask the gods to give you an enduring heart

On the fall of an oak, every man gathers wood

Let not your friend your cherished secrets hear; Then, if you quarrel, you’ve no cause to fear

There is but one genuine love-potion – consideration.

A handsome person, with perverted will, is a fine craft that’s handled without skill

A joke without a point, inane and bald, itself a joke on joking may be called

No just person ever became quickly rich.