Be not so severe as to cause shyness, nor so clement as to encourage boldness.
Have patience. Everything is difficult before it is easy.
Wherever the tree of beneficence takes root, it sends forth branches beyond the sky!
Whenever you argue with another wiser than yourself in order that others may admire your wisdom, they will discover your ignorance.
Pride thyself on what virtue thou hast, and not on thy parentage.
When the belly is empty, the body becomes spirit; and when it is full, the spirit becomes body.