The best and greatest winning is a true friend; and the greatest loss is the loss of time.

Take not thine enemy for thy friend; nor thy friend for thine enemy!

Happy is that City that hath a wise man to govern it.

He is not rich, that enjoyeth not his own goods.

If thou intend to do any good; tarry not till to-morrow! for thou knowest not what may chance thee this night.

It is better to suffer, than to do, wrong.

Rejoice not in another man's misfortune!

To use Virtue is perfect blessedness.

By Silence, the discretion of a man is known: and a fool, keeping Silence, seemeth to be wise.

Use examples; that such as thou teachest may understand thee the better!

He is worst of all, that is malicious against his friends.

Let thy mind rule thy tongue!

Envy has been, is, and shall be, the destruction of many. What is there, that Envy hath not defamed, or Malice left undefiled? Truly, no good thing.

A fool is known by his Speech; and a wise man by Silence.

Reason not with him, that will deny the principal truths!

Order thyself so, that thy Soul may always be in good estate; whatsoever become of thy body.

Evil destroyeth itself.

Hear gladly!

A solitary man is a God, or a beast.

The King that followeth Truth, and ruleth according to Justice, shall reign quietly: but he that doth the contrary, seeketh another to reign for him.

Honor Wisdom; and deny it not to them that would learn; and shew it unto them that dispraise it! Sow not the sea fields!

Dispose thy Soul to all good and necessary things!

Better be mute, than dispute with the Ignorant.

Attempt nothing above thy strength!

None but a Craftsman can judge of a craft.

Tell not abroad what thou intendest to do; for if thou speed not, thou shalt be mocked!

Time is the soul of this world.

It is requisite to defend those who are unjustly accused of having acted injuriously, but to praise those who excel in a certain good.

The most momentous thing in human life is the art of winning the soul to good or to evil.

Step not beyond the beam of the balance.

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.

You will know that wretched men are the cause of their own suffering, who neither see nor hear the good that is near them, and few are the ones who know how to secure release from their troubles. Such is the fate that harms their minds; like pebbles they are tossed about from one thing to another with cares unceasing. For the dread companion Strife harms them unawares, whom one must not walk behind, but withdraw from and flee.

By the air which I breathe, and by the water which I drink, I will not endure to be blamed on account of this discourse.

Disbelieve nothing wonderful concerning the gods, nor concerning divine dogmas.

None can be free who is a slave to, and ruled by, his passions.

Rest satisfied with doing well, and leave others to talk of you as they please.

Work at these things, practice them, these are the things you ought to desire; they are what will put you on the path of divine virtue - yes, by the one who entrusted our soul with the tetraktys, source of ever-flowing nature. Pray to the gods for success and get to work.

Most men and women, by birth or nature, lack the means to advance in wealth and power, but all have the ability to advance in knowledge.

Neither will the horse be adjudged to be generous, that is sumptuously adorned, but the horse whose nature is illustrious; nor is the man worthy who possesses great wealth, but he whose soul is generous.

Friends share all things.

Having departed from your house, turn not back; for the furies will be your attendants.

Truth is so great a perfection, that if God would render himself visible to men, he would choose light for his body and truth for his soul.

There is geometry in the humming of the strings. There is music in the spacings of the spheres.

Dear youths, I warn you cherish peace divine, And in your hearts lay deep these words of mine.

Declining from the public ways, walk in unfrequented paths.

It is not proper either to have a blunt sword or to use freedom of speech ineffectually. Neither is the sun to be taken from the world, nor freedom of speech from erudition.

It is only necessary to make war with five things; with the maladies of the body, the ignorances of the mind, with the passions of the body, with the seditions of the city and the discords of families.

Practice justice in word and deed, and do not get in the habit of acting thoughtlessly about anything.

Man know thyself; then thou shalt know the Universe and God.

When the wise man opens his mouth, the beauties of his soul present themselves to the view, like the statues in a temple.