"The best kind of manumission (of slaves) is the manumission of the most expensive slave and the most beloved by his master."

"When a man dies, his deeds come to an end, except for three: a continuing charity, knowledge from which people benefit, or a righteous child who prays for him."

"You would have got more reward if you had given her (i.e. the slave-girl) to one of your maternal uncles."

"Do not enter the dwellings of those who wronged themselves, unless you enter weeping, lest you be afflicted by what afflicted them."

"If a fly falls into one of your containers [of food or drink], immerse it completely before removing it, for one of its wings carries disease and the other carries the cure."