The evils of the body are murder, theft, and adultery; of the tongue, lying, slander, abuse and idle talk; of the mind, covetousness, hatred and error.

Not by mere eloquence, nor by handsome appearance, does a man become good-natured, should he be jealous, selfish and deceitful.

To have everything is to possess nothing.

Friendship is the only cure for hatred, the only guarantee of peace.

As a mountain is unshaken by the wind, so the heart of a wise person is unmoved by all the changes on this earth.

If by leaving a small pleasure one sees a great pleasure, let a wise man leave the small pleasure, and look to the great.

Death carries off a man busy picking flowers with an besotted mind, like a great flood does a sleeping village.