"Protect what belongs to you at all costs; don't desire what belongs to another."

"God save me from fools with a little philosophy—no one is more difficult to reach."

"If you wish to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid with regard to external things. Don't wish to be thought to know anything; and if you are thought to be somebody by others, distrust…"

"When you have decided that you are going to take a bath, be careful how you act, and don't make a scene."

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