"Suretyship, and then destruction."

"To threaten no one; for that is a womanly trick."

"To be more prompt to go to one’s friends in adversity than in prosperity."

"To make but a moderate display at one’s marriage."

"Not to speak evil of the dead."

"To honor old age."

"To keep a watch upon oneself."

"To prefer punishment to disgraceful gain; for the one is painful but once, but the other for one’s whole life."

"If one is strong to be also merciful, so that one’s neighbors may respect one rather than fear one."

"Seek no excess —all timely things are good."