There is no life without friendship

. . . for until that God who rules all the region of the sky . . . has freed you from the fetters of your body, you cannot gain admission here. Men were created with the understanding that they were to look after that sphere called Earth, which you see in the middle of the temple. Minds have been given to them out of the eternal fires you call fixed stars and planets, those spherical solids which, quickened with divine minds, journey through their circuits and orbits with amazing speed.

We are obliged to respect, defend and maintain the common bonds of union and fellowship that exist among all members of the human race.

In the conduct of almost every affair slowness and procrastination are hateful

An intemperate, disorderly youth will bring to old age, a feeble and worn-out body.

Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself; you will never err if you listen to your own suggestions.

The pursuit, even of the best things, ought to be calm and tranquil.