Bring a wife home to your house when you are of the right age, not far short of 30 years, nor much above; this is the right time for marriage.
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I see no hope for the future of our people if they are dependent on the frivolous youth of today, for certainly all youth are reckless beyond words. When I was a boy, we were taught to be discrete and respectful of elders, but the present youth are exceedingly wise and impatient of restraint.Hesiod
Justice prevails over transgression when she comes to the end of the race.
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Do not let a flattering woman coax and wheedle you and deceive you; she is after your barn.
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Wealth should not be seized, but the god-given is much better.
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At the beginning of the cask and the end take thy fill but be saving in the middle; for at the bottom the savings comes too late.
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