But they who give straight judgements to strangers and to those of the land and do not transgress what is just, for them the city flourishes and its people prosper.

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A sparing tongue is the greatest treasure among men.

A sparing tongue is the greatest treasure among men.

Try to take for a mate a person of your own neighborhood.

Try to take for a mate a person of your own neighborhood.

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...

It is best to do things systematically, since we are only human, and disorder is...

It is best to do things systematically, since we are only human, and disorder is...

False shame accompanies a man that is poor, shame that either harms a man greatly...

False shame accompanies a man that is poor, shame that either harms a man greatly...

Admire a small ship, but put your freight in a large one; for the larger...

Admire a small ship, but put your freight in a large one; for the larger...

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...

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...

Never make a companion equal to a brother.

Never make a companion equal to a brother.

Acquisition means life to miserable mortals.

Acquisition means life to miserable mortals.

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...

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

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

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.

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

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

A day is sometimes our mother, sometimes our stepmother.

A day is sometimes our mother, sometimes our stepmother.

He is senseless who would match himself against a stronger man; for he is deprived...

He is senseless who would match himself against a stronger man; for he is deprived...

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...

For a man wins nothing better than a good wife, and then again nothing deadlier...

For a man wins nothing better than a good wife, and then again nothing deadlier...

The man who does evil to another does evil to himself, and the evil counsel...

The man who does evil to another does evil to himself, and the evil counsel...

If you should put even a little on a little and should do this often,...

If you should put even a little on a little and should do this often,...