"You have been given the principles that you ought to endorse, and you have endorsed them. What kind of teacher, then, are you still waiting for in order to refer your self-improvement to him? You are …"

"Know, first, who you are, and then adorn yourself accordingly."

"Never say about anything, 'I have lost it,' but only 'I have given it back.' Has your child died? It has been given back. Has your wife died? She has been given back. Has your estate been taken from y…"

"Any person capable of angering you becomes your master."

"If you wish for anything good, you must get it from yourself."