“Disease of the home and of the life comes about in the same way as that of the body.”

The animal needing something knows how much it needs, the man does not.

The man who is fortunate in his choice of son-in-law gains a son; the man unfortunate in his choice loses his daughter also.

Sexual intercourse is a slight attack of apoplexy.

The wise man’s home is the universe.

Everywhere man blames nature and fate yet his fate is mostly but the echo of his character and passion, his mistakes and his weaknesses.

One should practice much sense, not much learning.

Good breeding in cattle depends on physical health, but in men on a well-formed character.

Nature and education are somewhat similar. The latter transforms man, and in so doing creates a second nature.

The brave man is not only he who overcomes the enemy, but he who is stronger than pleasures.

The wise man belongs to all countries, for the home of a great soul is the whole world.

Moderation multiplies pleasures, and increases pleasure.

In a shared fish, there are no bones.

Medicine heals diseases of the body, wisdom frees the soul from passions.

Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss.

No power and no treasure can outweigh the extension of our knowledge.

Happiness does not reside in strength or money; it lies in rightness and many-sidedness.