I see no hope for the future of our people if they are dependent on the frivolous youth of today, for certainly all youth are reckless beyond words. When I was a boy, we were taught to be discrete and…

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How easily some light report is set about, but how difficult to bear.

How easily some light report is set about, but how difficult to bear.

Invite the man that loves thee to a feast, but let alone thine enemy

Invite the man that loves thee to a feast, but let alone thine enemy

When you deal with your brother, be pleasant, but get a witness.

When you deal with your brother, be pleasant, but get a witness.

At the beginning of the cask and the end take thy fill but be saving...

At the beginning of the cask and the end take thy fill but be saving...

The best is he who calls men to the best. And those who heed the...

The best is he who calls men to the best. And those who heed the...

Giving is good, but taking is bad and brings death.

Giving is good, but taking is bad and brings death.

Whoever, fleeing marriage and the sorrows that women cause, does not wish to wed comes...

Whoever, fleeing marriage and the sorrows that women cause, does not wish to wed comes...

Happy is the man whom the Muses love: sweet speech flows from his mouth.

Happy is the man whom the Muses love: sweet speech flows from his mouth.

Badness you can get easily, in quantity; the road is smooth, and it lies close...

Badness you can get easily, in quantity; the road is smooth, and it lies close...

Often even a whole city suffers for a bad man who sins and contrives presumptuous...

Often even a whole city suffers for a bad man who sins and contrives presumptuous...

Acquisition means life to miserable mortals.

Acquisition means life to miserable mortals.

Whoever happens to give birth to mischievous children lives always with unending grief in his...

Whoever happens to give birth to mischievous children lives always with unending grief in his...

Potter is jealous of potter, and craftsman of craftsman; and the poor have a grudge...

Potter is jealous of potter, and craftsman of craftsman; and the poor have a grudge...

It is not possible either to trick or escape the mind of Zeus.

It is not possible either to trick or escape the mind of Zeus.

Never make a companion equal to a brother.

Never make a companion equal to a brother.

Do not gain basely; base gain is equal to ruin.

Do not gain basely; base gain is equal to ruin.

He fashions evil for himself who does evil to another, and an evil plan does...

He fashions evil for himself who does evil to another, and an evil plan does...

Toil is no source of shame; idleness is shame.

Toil is no source of shame; idleness is shame.

Often an entire city has suffered because of an evil man.

Often an entire city has suffered because of an evil man.

Preserve the mean; the opportune moment is best in all things.

Preserve the mean; the opportune moment is best in all things.