We live not, in reality, on the summit of a solid earth but at the bottom of an ocean of air

The most difficult thing in life is to know yourself.

I will be sufficiently rewarded if when telling it to others you will not claim the discovery as your own, but will say it was mine.

A multitude of words is no proof of a prudent mind.

I did not become a father because I am fond of children.

Many words are not proof of the wise man, because the sage only talk when it's needed, and the words are measured and corresponding with the need.

Suretyship (Dogma) is the precursor of ruin.