Science Which Is Acquired Unwillingly, Soon Disappears;

Who Is The Covetous Man? One For Whom Plenty Is Not Enough.

Every Evil Is A Sickness Of Soul, But Virtue Offers The Cause Of Its Health.

They Who Sow Courtesy Reap Friendship, And They Who Plant Kindness Gather Love.

First And Foremost, The Monk Should Own Nothing In This World, But He Should Have As His Possessions Solitude Of The Body, Modesty Of Bearing, A Modulated Tone Of Voice, And A Well-ordered Manner Of Speech. He Should Be Without Anxiety As To His Food And Drink, And Should Eat In Silence.

What Is The Benefit Of Fasting In Our Body While Filling Our Souls With Innumerable Evils? He Who Does Not Play At Dice, But Spends His Leisure Otherwise, What Nonsense Does He Not Utter? What Absurdities Does He Not Listen To? Leisure Without The Fear Of God Is, For Those Who Do Not Know How To Use Time, The Teacher Of Wickedness.