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

Do not say a little in many words but a great deal in a few.

He who knoweth not what he ought to know, is a brute beast among men; he that knoweth no more than he hath need of, is a man among brute beasts; and he that knoweth all that may be known, is as a God among men.

A stranger, if just, is not only to be preferred before a countryman, but a kinsman.

If you're asked: What is the silence? Respond: It is the first stone of the Wisdom's temple.

We ought so to behave to one another as to avoid making enemies of our friends, and at the same time to make friends of our enemies.

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