Work is no disgrace: it is idleness which is a disgrace.

Never make a companion equal to a brother.

It is not possible either to trick or escape the mind of Zeus.

Do not let a flattering woman coax and wheedle you and deceive you; she is after your barn.

Observe due measure, for right timing is in all things the most important factor.

Love, who is most beautiful among the immortal gods, the melter of limbs, overwhelms in their hearts the intelligence and wise counsel of all gods and all men.

The artist envies what the arties gains, The bard the rival bard's successful strains.

It will not always be summer: build barns.

Happy is the man whom the Muses love: sweet speech flows from his mouth.

Bacteria: The only culture some people have.

If you add a little to a little and do this often, soon the little will become great.

Sometimes I feel as if I'm only a doorman awaiting the arrival of her royal majesty.

These are illusions of popular history which successful religion must promote: Evil men never prosper

A bull doesn’t go wrong in predicting an upswing in a falling market. He goes wrong when he predicts a down swing in a rising market.

I swear, I wanna be your underwear.

So much saintlike patience cannot be good for anyone.

We have to fight them daily, lake fleas, those many small worries about the morrow, for they sap our energies.

Oh, I was never a very big Jim Woodring fan. I've never thought his work was that great.

Economists think the poor need them to tell them that they are poor.

Curiosity is lying in wait for every secret.

public opinion, the sum of private opinions, does matter, can matter often for good.