King of the animals — as thou hast described him — I should rather say king of the beasts, thou being the greatest — because thou hast spared slaying them, in order that they may give thee their children for the benefit of the gullet, of which thou hast attempted to make a sepulchre for all animals; and I would say still more, if it were allowed me to speak the entire truth.

Who sows virtue reaps honor.

Man's external form, marvellously constructed, is not much as compared with the divine soul that dwells inside that structure.

Shadow is the diminution alike of light and of darkness, and stands between darkness and light.

To lie is vile, to tell truth is excellent, if not noble.

The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.

Patience serves as a protection against wrongs as clothes do against cold.