A habit does not a monk make.

If you understand why a monkey in a family is always mocked and harassed, you understand why monks are rejected by all--both old and young.

I drink no more than a sponge.

Tell the truth and shame the devil.

Believe me, 'tis a godlike thing to lend; to owe is a heroic virtue.

The remedy for thirst? It is the opposite of the one for a dog bite: run always after a dog, he'll never bite you; drink always before thirst, and it will never overtake you.

Let every one be fully convinced in his own mind.