"If anyone tells you that a certain person speaks ill of you, do not make excuses about what is said of you but answer, 'He was ignorant of my other faults, else he would not have mentioned these alone…"

"Attach yourself to what is spiritually superior, regardless of what other people think or do. Hold to your true aspirations no matter what is going on around you."

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

"Fortify yourself with contentment, for this is an impregnable fortress."

"Whoever is not content with what he has, would not be content with what he wishes to have."