Two orders of mankind are the enemies of church and state; the king without clemency, and the holy man without learning.

A traveler without knowledge is a bird without wings.

When a man appreciates only eating and sleeping, what excellence has he over the reptiles?

Whosoever formeth an intimacy with the enemies of his friends, does so to injure the latter. O wise man! wash your hands of that friend who associates with your enemies.

There is no great difficulty to separate the soul from the body, but it is not so easy to restore life to the dead.

If thou art of elephant-strength or of lion-claw, still peace is, in my opinion, better than strife.

Take care how you listen to the voice of the flatterer, who, in return for his little stock, expects to derive from you considerable advantage. If one day you do not comply with his wishes, be imputes to you two hundred defects instead of perfections.