"If you want to be a man of leisure, don't be a slave to your desires."

"It is better to starve than to eat meat offered to idols."

"No man can rob us of our will."

"Control your perceptions. Direct your actions properly. Accept what is outside your control. Willingly do what needs to be done."

"The reason why we have two ears and only one mouth is that we may listen the more and talk the less."