Tis hard to fight with anger but the prudent man keeps it under control.
Education is an ornament for the prosperous, a refuge for the unfortunate.
It is better to destroy one’s own errors than those of others.
Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss.
One should practice much sense, not much learning.
Immoderate desire is the mark of a child, not a man.
The sweetest things become the most bitter by excess.
Good breeding in cattle depends on physical health, but in men on a well-formed character.
Raising children is an uncertain thing; success is reached only after a life of battle and worry.
It is hard to fight desire; but to control it is the sign of a reasonable man.
Men should strive to think much and know little.
There are some men who are masters of cities but slaves to women.
The wise man’s home is the universe.
People sometimes rationalize their greed by saying that it is all for the good of their children but this is nothing but an excuse they use to make their despicable actions appear respectable and praiseworthy.
Good means not merely not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong.
Many much-learned men have no intelligence.
I would rather discover one true cause than gain the kingdom of Persia.
Moderation multiplies pleasures, and increases pleasure.
Do not trust all men, but trust men of worth; the former course is silly, the latter a mark of prudence.
The wrongdoer is more unfortunate than the man wronged.