How Wealthy The Gods Would Be If

Let Us Not Overstrain Our Talents, Lest We Do Nothing Gracefully.

Everyone Calls Himself A Friend, But Only A Fool Relies On It; Nothing Is Commoner Than The Name, Nothing Rarer Than The Thing.

Imitators Are A Slavish Herd And Fools In My Opinion. [fr., C'est Un Betail Servile Et Sot A Mon Avis Que Les Imitateurs.]

Foxes Are All Tail, And Women All Tongue.

Silent People Are Dangerous; Others Are Not So. [fr., Les Gens Sans Bruit Sont Dangereux; Il N'en Est Pas Ainsi Des Autres.]