I search after truth, by which man never yet was harmed.

The noblest kind of retribution is not to become like your enemy.

Vex not thy spirit at the course of things, they heed not thy vexations

Gluttony and drunkenness have two evils attendant on them; they make the carcass smart, as well as the pocket.

In the morning when thou risest unwillingly, let this thought be present - I am rising to the work of a human being. Why then am I dissatisfied if I am going to do the things for which I exist and for which I was brought into the world?

It is a shame for the soul to be first to give way in this life, when thy body does not give way.

Your time has a limit set to it. Use it, then, to advance your enlightenment; or it will be gone, and never in your power again.