1.
Judge of a tree by its fruit, not by its leaves.
Periander
2.
Practice is everything. This is often misquoted as Practice makes perfect.
Periander
3.
Freedom is a clear conscience.
Periander
4.
He who has once made himself notorious as utterly unprincipled, is not credited even when he speaks the truth.
Periander
5.
Be moderate in prosperity, prudent in adversity.
Periander
6.
Pleasures are transient, honors are immortal.
Periander
7.
He who assists the wicked will in time rue it.
Periander
8.
Democracy is better than tyranny.
Periander
9.
He who trusts himself for safety to the care of a wicked man, in seeking succor meets with ruin.
Periander
10.
However exalted our position, we should still not despise the powers of the humble.
Periander
11.
Nothing is impossible to industry (fortitude).
Periander
12.
The saying, "Practice is everything," is Periander's.
Periander
13.
The useful and the beautiful are never separated.
Periander
