"Ὑπναλέην δὲ ἀθρήσας Διόνυσος ἐρημαίην Ἀριάδνην θαύματι μῖξεν ἔρωτα·"

"Αἴθε βέλος γενόμην ἢ δίκτυον ἠὲ φαρέτρη, αἴθε βέλος γενόμην θηροκτόνον, ὄφρά με γυμναῖς χερσὶν ἐλαφρίσσειεν· ὀπισθοτό…"

"Χερσὶ γυναιμανέεσσιν ἐμῆς μὴ ψαῦε φαρέτρης· τόξον ἔχω, σὺ δὲ θύρσον·"

"وَإِنَّمَا الْأُمَمُ الْأَخْلَاقُ مَا بَقِيَتْ / فَإِنْ هُمُ ذَهَبَتْ أَخْلَاقُهُمْ ذَهَبُوا"

"Do not set your heart on wealth . . . Do not strain to seek increases, What you have, let it suffice you. If riches c…"

"The truly silent, who keep apart, He is like a tree grown in a meadow. It greens, it doubles its yield, It stands in …"

"Do not move the markers on the border of the fields."

"Beginning of the teaching for life, The instructions for well-being . . . Knowing how to answer one who speaks, To re…"

"To maintain immaculate speech, often times silence is required."

"Aphorisms respect the wisdom of silence by disturbing it, but briefly."