The past is certain, the future obscure..

A multitude of words is no proof of a prudent mind..

What man is happy? He who has a healthy body, a resourceful mind, and a docile nature..

Conceal thy domestic ills..

Place is the greatest thing, as it contains all things..

Placing your stick at the end of the shadow of the pyramid, you made by the sun's rays two triangles, and so proved that the pyramid [height] was to ….

Many words are not proof of the wise man, because the sage only talk when it's needed, and the words are measured and corresponding with the need..

I did not become a father because I am fond of children..

Nothing is more active than thought, for it travels over the universe, and nothing is stronger than necessity for all must submit to it..

All things are from water and all things are resolved into water..

Take Time by the forelock..

Suretyship (Dogma) is the precursor of ruin..

Hope is the most universal of human possessions..

There are three attributes for which I am grateful to Fortune: that I was born, first, human and not animal; second, man and not woman; and third, Gr….

Avoid doing what you would blame others for doing..

What is it that is most beautiful? - The Universe; for it is the work of God. What is most powerful? - Necessity; because it triumphs over all things….

We live not, in reality, on the summit of a solid earth but at the bottom of an ocean of air.

[One] who is healthy in body, resourceful in soul and of a readily teachable nature..

Time is the wisest of all things that are; for it brings everything to light..

Who is happy? This is a person, who has a healthy body, is dowered with peace of mind and cultivates his talents..

If there is neither excessive wealth nor immoderate poverty in a nation, then justice may be said to prevail..