Spare the tears of your children, that they may shed them on your grave.
The discussion must be conducted in such a way that you make friends out of enemy interlocutors, and not out of enemy friends.
Wise wife! If you want your husband to spend his free time with you, make sure that he does not find anywhere else so much pleasure, simplicity and delicacy.
The gods, say the priests, soon regretted having created man. And we sow them in equal measure: man regretted that he had created the gods.
Be a friend of truth to the point of sacrifice, but do not be its defender until unbearable.
Be master of yourself: By mastering and controlling yourself, you will have great sovereignty and the highest position.
Live a quiet life, if you want to have a quiet death.
Live a moderate and healthy life if you want to be independent.
When you are angry, you should neither speak nor act.
Refrain from killing animals: the shedding of their blood has led men to shed the blood of their fellows.
Refrain from drinking wine: it is like milk that nourishes the passions.
Speak little, write even less.
Hospitality is reckless if you show it to bad people.
A man without wealth has no country.
Do something of a kind, without promising it.
Reckless hopes lead, like reckless mentors, to reckless actions.
If you can't have a reliable friend, be your own friend.
Those who obey reason obey the gods.
If you are asked: "What is older than the gods?" answer: fear and hope.
If you are asked, "What is well-being?", answer: being in tune with yourself.
If you are asked: "What is virtue?", answer: the love of wisdom used in practice.
If you want to survive and be respected by your descendants, then leave behind a virtuous family and a good book.
Life is like the theater: in it, the worst people often occupy the best places.
Know that no pretense lasts long.
And in word and deed beware of what is common and common.
Of two equally strong people, the one who is right is stronger.
Appreciate your desires, weigh your thoughts, measure your words.
The real homeland is where there are useful customs.
The truth is good to see it naked. Lies can also wear clothes.
Whatever misfortune befalls you, refrain from shedding tears: save them that you may shed them at the misfortune of others.