Time will show the face of the friend, as fire does with gold.
Hidden meaning is found in unspoken words.
The anger of the one who loves does not last.
It is said that one of the friends said to Menander: "The Dionysiac holidays are knocking at the door, and you have not finished writing the comedy." Menander replied, “I swear I just finished it. The comedy is already imagined, I still have to compose the lyrics".
Time is the best healer of unavoidable evils.
The Word is the cure for human suffering.
Even in anger do not reveal the secrets of the friend.
A good wife is like an ant, and a bad wife is like a barrel with a hole in it.
Do no evil against the word of him that speaketh good.
If you praise your friend, you are also to be praised.
The bad man after the word knows himself.
A good word is like a cure for a wounded soul.
If you have decided to get married, first find out what the language of the woman you have chosen as your wife is like. The foul-mouthed wife is like hell.
If your son has come out of adolescence naughty and shameless, inclined to theft and lying, make him a gladiator. Give him a sword or a knife and pray to the god that he will be torn to pieces by animals or killed in battle as soon as possible. For if he remains alive, you will perish from his vices. Don't expect anything good from him. A bad son is better off dead.
If you go to visit a friend, meeting his children before entering the house will tell you whether a friend respects you or not. If you are greeted with joy by children, you can be convinced that your friend loves you and you are dear to him. But if your children did not come out to meet you, it means that your friend does not want to see you. Turn around then and without a second thought go back home.
If you want to live happily, don't get married.
If you want to be faithful, surround yourself with faithful friends.
Marriage is an evil, but a necessary evil.
To live only for oneself is not to live.
Bad wife - eternal sadness.
And among the weeds a beautiful flower is found, and among the common people a wise word.
You must judge both friends and enemies with the same measure.
How wonderful is man, when this man is true.
As if out of nowhere, god, you appear.
We live as we can, and not as we want.
When two brothers are arguing, don't go to them and try to reconcile them. Stay out of their way and don't meddle in their business. Blood brothers will be reconciled, and they will hate you in their hearts.
When you have filled your belly with wine, go. Or does the appetite not let you leave the gathering of friends?
He who dares to do many things will surely make many mistakes.
Better to see evil face to face than think about it.
Love grows from too much expectation.