The hardest thing of all is to find a black cat in a dark room, especially if there is no cat.

I used to take on trust a man's deeds after having listened to his words. Now having listened to a man's words I go on to observe his deeds.

I saw some piglets suckling their dead mother. After a short while they shuddered and went away. They had sensed that she could no longer see them and that she wasn't like them any more. What they loved in their mother wasn't her body, but whatever it was that made her body live.

The mirror reflects all objects without being sullied

Many seek happiness higher than men; others beneath him. But happiness is the same height as man.

There are three things against which the wise man guards: lust when young, quarrels when strong, and covetousness when old.

The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life.