Better Be Mute, Than Dispute With The

Oh, My Fellow Men, Do Not Defile Your Bodies With Sinful Foods. We Have Corn, We Have Apples Bending Down The Branches With Their Weight, And Grapes Swelling On The Vines. There Are Sweet-flavored Herbs, And Vegetables Which Can Be Cooked And Softened Over The Fire, Nor Are You Denied Milk Or Thyme-scented Honey. The Earth Affords A Lavish Supply Of Riches, Of Innocent Foods, And Offers You Banquets That Involve No Bloodshed Or Slaughter; Only Beasts Satisfy Their Hunger With Flesh, And Not Even All Of Those, Because Horses, Cattle, And Sheep Live On Grass.

But Respect Yourself Most Of All.

As The Sea-crab Swimmeth Always Against The Stream, So Doth Wit Always Against Wisdom.

If You Have A Wounded Heart, Touch It As Little As You Would An Injured Eye. There Are Only Two Remedies For The Suffering Of The Soul: Hope And Patience.

Do Not Even Think Of Doing What Ought Not To Be Done.