Silence is true wisdom's best reply.

Friendship doubles your joys, and divides your sorrows.

A wise man in his house should find a wife gentle and courteous, or no wife at all.

You will not achieve happiness if you don't work hard, and it's a shame not to want to work hard.

To the ignorant, even the words of wise seem foolish.

Moderation, the noblest gift of Heaven.

I have found power in the mysteries of thought.

Waste no tears over the griefs of yesterday.

Whoso neglects to learn in his youth, loses the past and is dead for the future.

Do not plan for ventures before finishing what's at hand.

We must take care of our minds because we cannot benefit from beauty when our brains are missing.

The good and the wise lead quiet lives.

I would rather die on my feet than live on my knees.

One loyal friend is worth ten thousand relatives.

Real friendship is shown in times of trouble; prosperity is full of friends.

A slave is he who cannot speak his thoughts.

Question everything. Learn something. Answer nothing.

A man's most valuable trait is a judicious sense of what not to believe.

One of the greatest perils to an extensive republic is the disregard of individual rights.