Let no one persuade you by word or deed to do or say whatever is not best for you.

We come from God. As the tree from the root and the stream from the spring; that's why we should always be in contact with Him, as the trunk from the root. Because the stream dries up when it is separated from the spring and the tree dies when is uprooted.

Respect gods before demigods, heroes before men, and first among men your parents; but respect yourself most of all.

It is only necessary to make war with five things; with the maladies of the body, the ignorances of the mind, with the passions of the body, with the seditions of the city and the discords of families.

There is a good principle which created order, light, and man, and an evil principle which created chaos, darkness, and woman.

Choose always the way that seems the best, however rough it may be; custom will soon render it easy and agreeable.

Choose rather to be strong of soul than strong of body.