"I believe there's no proverb but what is true they are all so many sentences and maxims drawn from experience, the universal mother of sciences."

"A proverb is a short sentence based on long experience."

"Blessings on him who invented sleep, the cloak that covers all human thoughts, the food that satisfies hunger, the drink that quenches thirst, the fire that warms cold, the cold that moderates heat, and, lastly, the common currency that buys all things, the balance and weight that equalizes the shepherd and the king, the simpleton and the sage."

"Truth may be stretched, but cannot be broken, and always gets above falsehood, as does oil above water."

"A man is a fool if he drinks before he reaches the age of 50, and a fool if he doesn't afterward."

"There are no mistakes. The events we bring upon ourselves, no matter how unpleasant, are necessary in order to learn what we need to learn whatever steps we take, they're necessary to reach the places we've chosen to go."

"People who have no weaknesses are terrible; there is no way of taking advantage of them."

"Truth will always be truth, regardless of lack of understanding, disbelief or ignorance."