Publish not men's secret faults, for by disgracing them you make yourself of no repute.
Great God, have pity on the wicked, for thou didst everything for the good, when thou madest them good!
That which is not allotted the hand cannot reach; what is allotted you will find wherever you may be.
If thou art wise, incline to truth; for truth, not the semblance, remains in its place.
When a man appreciates only eating and sleeping, what excellence has he over the reptiles?
He who learns the rules of wisdom, without conforming to them in his life, is like a man who labored in his fields, but did not sow