"If a fly falls into one of your containers [of food or drink], immerse it completely before removing it, for one of its wings carries disease and the other carries the cure."

"A man who passes by a tree and rests in its shade, then leaves it and goes on his way, is like a traveler in this world."

"When you put on your shoes, begin with the right one, and when you take them off, begin with the left one."

"The best kind of manumission (of slaves) is the manumission of the most expensive slave and the most beloved by his master."

"Richness is not having many possessions, but richness is the richness of the soul."