"Those who deny the first principle should be flogged or burned until they admit that it is not the same thing to be burned and not burned, or whipped and not whipped."

"Is it the fault of wine if a fool drinks it and goes stumbling into darkness?"

"Wine is the enemy of the liver and the friend of the heart."

"The mind is like a mirror; it gathers dust while it rests."

"A man’s worth is determined by his knowledge."