Silence is one of the great arts of conversation.

I hate all children of precocious talent.

This is a proof of a well-trained mind, to rejoice in what is good and to grieve at the opposite.

This is the truth: as from a fire aflame thousands of sparks come forth, even so from the Creator an infinity of beings have life and to him return again.

A life of peace, purity and refinement leads to a calm and untroubled old age.

I follow nature as the surest guide, and resign myself with implicit obedience to her sacred ordinances.

Whatever you do, do with all your might.