Nature has given to each conscious being every power she possesses, and one of these abilities is this: just as Nature converts and alters every obstacle and opposition, and fits them into their predestined place, making them a part of herself, so too the rational person is able to finesse every obstacle into an opportunity, and to use it for whatever purpose it may suit.

Life is short. Do not forget about the most important things in our life, living for other people and doing good for them.

Limit time to the present. Meditate upon your last hour.

Does the light of the lamp shine without losing its splendour until it is extinguished; and shall the truth which is in thee and justice and temperance be extinguished before thy death?

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

You always own the option of having no opinion. There is never any need to get worked up or to trouble your soul about things you can't control. These things are not asking to be judged by you. Leave them alone.

Be like the cliff against which the waves continually break; but it stands firm and tames the fury of the water around it.