It is impossible for a man who is bogged to extricate another who is bogged.

Men give up one thing to take up another, but in spite of numerous changes they do not find peace. They are no better than monkeys who let go one bough to take hold of another, only to let it go again.

Mutual respect and mutual listening are the foundations of harmony within the family.

In his ignorance of the whole truth, each person maintains his own arrogant point of view.

There are friendships to one who lives in society; thus our present grief arises from having friendships; observing the evils resulting from friendship, let one walk alone like a rhinoceros.

Let your diet be spare, your wants moderate, your needs few. So, living modestly, with no distracting desires, you will find content.

They who imagine truth in untruth and see untruth in truth will never arrive at the truth.