"What, then, is the fruit of these doctrines? It is the same as that of a vine: leaves, then a blossom, then a ripe cluster. So here, first an appearance, then an impulse, then an act. And the fruit is…"

"Every man's life is a train of choices, and every choice has a consequence."

"If a man has a bad character, he is bad for himself; if he has a good character, he is good for himself."

"To say that 'I will do it tomorrow' is to say that 'I will not do it at all.'"

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