The first evil those who are prone to talk suffer, is that they hear nothing.

The measure of a man's life is the well spending of it, and not the length.

He shall fare well who confronts circumstances aright.

Since, during storms, flames leap from the humid vapors and dark clouds emit deafening noises, is it surprising the lightning, when it strikes the ground, gives rise to truffles, which do not resemble plants?

Where two discourse, if the anger of one rises, he is the wise man who lets the contest fall.

He who owns a hundred sheep must fight with fifty wolves

If you declare that you are naturally designed for such a diet, then first kill for yourself what you want to eat. Do it, however, only through your own resources, unaided by cleaver or cudgel or any kind of ax