Bring a wife home to your house when you are of the right age, not far short of 30 years, nor much above; this is the right time for marriage.

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For both faith and want of faith have destroyed men alike.

For both faith and want of faith have destroyed men alike.

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...

I see no hope for the future of our people if they are dependent on...

I see no hope for the future of our people if they are dependent on...

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...

So the people will pay the penalty for their kings' presumption, who, by devising evil,...

So the people will pay the penalty for their kings' presumption, who, by devising evil,...

Work is no disgrace: it is idleness which is a disgrace

Work is no disgrace: it is idleness which is a disgrace

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.

Never make a companion equal to a brother.

Never make a companion equal to a brother.

Do not let a flattering woman coax and wheedle you and deceive you; she is...

Do not let a flattering woman coax and wheedle you and deceive you; she is...

We know how to speak many falsehoods that resemble real things, but we know, when...

We know how to speak many falsehoods that resemble real things, but we know, when...

If you add a little to a little, and then do it again, soon that...

If you add a little to a little, and then do it again, soon that...

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

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

Acquisition means life to miserable mortals.

Acquisition means life to miserable mortals.

It will not always be summer; build barns.

It will not always be summer; build barns.

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

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

Work is no disgrace: it is idleness which is a disgrace.

Work is no disgrace: it is idleness which is a disgrace.

Justice prevails over transgression when she comes to the end of the race.

Justice prevails over transgression when she comes to the end of the race.

A day is sometimes our mother, sometimes our stepmother.

A day is sometimes our mother, sometimes our stepmother.

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...

Observe due measure, for right timing is in all things the most important factor.

Observe due measure, for right timing is in all things the most important factor.