They command us, though they speak no words.

There is no happiness where there is no wisdom; No wisdom but in submission to the gods. Big words are always punished, And proud men in old age learn to be wise.

Much wisdom often goes with fewest words.

There is no witness so terrible, no accuser so powerful as conscience which dwells within us.

There is some pleasure even in words, when they bring forgetfulness of present miseries.

It was my care to make my life illustrious not by words more than by deeds.