"A gentle hand can lead even an elephant by a hair. Reply to thine enemy with gentleness."

"The soul of the righteous shall go to the Best Existence, the soul of the wicked to the Worst Existence."

"Form no covetous desire, so that the demon of greediness may not deceive thee, and the treasure of the world may not be tasteless to thee."

"The wise man chooses good. The very wise man chooses good and then immediately finds a comfortable rock to sit on."

"The future is unwritten. Which is good, because my handwriting is terrible."