"The world is a mirror, and we are its reflections; let us reflect the beauty of God, and not our own ugliness."

"Don't open your diamonds in a vegetable market. Tie them in bundle and keep them in your heart, and go your own way."

"The potter makes pots, but the pots break. The weaver weaves cloth, but the cloth tears."

"Falsehood carries weight no vessel can bear for long."

"If you don't break your ropes while you're alive, do you think ghosts will do it after?"