He is not rich, that enjoyeth not his own goods.
Time is the soul of this world.
Dear youths, I warn you cherish peace divine, And in your hearts lay deep these words of mine.
Let not sleep fall upon thy eyes till thou has thrice reviewed the transactions of the past day. Where have I turned aside from rectitude? What have I been doing? What have I left undone, which I ought to have done?
Ability and necessity dwell near each other.
There is a good principle which created order, light, and man, and an evil principle which created chaos, darkness, and woman.
Do not spend in excess like one who is careless of what is good, nor be miserly; the mean is best in every case.
Let exercise alternate with rest.
The wind is blowing. Adore the wind.
Above all things, reverence yourself.
As soon as you awake, in order Lay the actions to be done the coming day.
A good Soul hath neither too great joy, nor too great sorrow: for it rejoiceth in goodness; and it sorroweth in wickedness. By the means whereof, when it beholdeth all things, and seeth the good and bad so mingled together, it can neither rejoice greatly; nor be grieved with over much sorrow.
Govern your tongue before all other things, following the gods.
Without Justice, no realm may prosper.
Number rules the universe.
Assist a man in raising a burden; but do not assist him in laying it down.
Many words befall men, mean and noble alike; do not be astonished by them, nor allow yourself to be constrained.
Thought is an Idea in transit, which when once released, never can be lured back, nor the spoken word recalled.
We ought so to behave to one another as to avoid making enemies of our friends, and at the same time to make friends of our enemies.
Music is the harmonization of opposites; the conciliation of warring elements
Meditate upon my counsels; love them; follow them; To the divine virtues will they know how to lead thee. I swear it by the One who in our hearts engraved The sacred Tetrad , symbol immense and pure, Source of Nature and model of the Gods.
Disbelieve nothing wonderful concerning the gods, nor concerning divine dogmas.
The beginning of every government starts with the education of our youth.
Step not beyond the beam of the balance.
Number is the ruler of forms and ideas, and the cause of gods and demons.
