He who seeks for gain, must be at some expense.

It well becomes a young man to be modest.

Conquered, we conquer.

You must spend money to make money.

A mouse never entrusts his life to only one hole

Good courage in a bad affair is half of the evil overcome.

In everything the middle course is best: all things in excess bring trouble to men.

A contented mind is the best source for trouble.

The day, water, sun, moon, night – I do not have to purchase these things with money.

Things which you do not hope happen more frequently than things which you do hope.

No man is wise enough by himself.

If you have overcome your inclination and not been overcome by it, you have reason to rejoice.

Keep what you have; the known evil is best.

Courage in danger is half the battle.

Good merchandise, even hidden, soon finds buyers.

This is the great fault of wine; it first trips up the feet: it is a cunning wrestler.

Not by age but by capacity is wisdom acquired.

How great in number are the little minded men

Bad conduct soils the finest ornament more than filth.

Ones oldest friend is the best.

Nothing but heaven itself is better than a friend who is really a friend.

He whom the gods favor dies in youth

Wisdom is not attained by years, but by ability.

The greatest talents often lie buried out of sight.

The gods confound the man who first found out How to distinguish hours! Confound him, too, Who in this place set up a sun-dial, To cut and hack my days so wretchedly Into small portions

No one can be so welcome a guest that he will not annoy his host after three days.

Courage easily finds its own eloquence.

A woman smells well when she smells of nothing

Man is not man, but a wolf to those he does not know

He whom the gods love dies young, while he is in health, has his senses and his judgments sound.

The gods play games with men as balls

The poor man who enters into a partnership with one who is rich makes a risky venture.

Where there are friends there is wealth.

A mouse does not rely on just one hole.

You must spend money to make money

If you are content, you have enough to live comfortably

It is easy to rule over the good.

Laws are subordinate to custom.

Every man, however wise, needs the advice of some sagacious friend in the affairs of life.

Persevere in virtue and diligence.

Things we do not expect, happen more frequently than we wish.

He means well is useless unless he does well

Things we do not hope for often come to pass than things we wish.

There’s no such thing, you know, as picking out the best woman: it’s only a question of comparative badness, brother.

No guest is so welcome in a friend’s house that he will not become a nuisance after three days

No blessing lasts forever

It is well for one to know more than he says.

The evil that we know is best.

Slander-mongers and those who listen to slander, if I had my way, would all be strung up, the talkers by the tongue, the listeners by the ears.

He whom the gods favor dies in youth.