"Truth is so great a perfection, that if God would render himself visible to men, he would choose light for his body and truth for his soul."

"Abstain from animals."

"The property of friends is common."

"Choose always the way that seems the best, however rough it may be; custom will soon render it easy and agreeable."

"Not to speak of Pythagorean beans, from which, it is said, Pythagoras himself abstained."