It is better to break off a thousand friendships, than to endure the sight of a single enemy.
Oh God, I say not hear my prayers! I say: Blot with forgiving pen my sins away!
Ants, fighting together, will vanquish the lion.
If thou art of elephant-strength or of lion-claw, still peace is, in my opinion, better than strife.
When a man appreciates only eating and sleeping, what excellence has he over the reptiles?
Poverty snatches the reins out of the hand of piety.