27 Quotes by Friedrich Muller

Let him admonish, let him teach, let him forbid what is improper!he will be beloved of the good, by the bad he will be hated.

Let a man walk alone, let him commit no sin, with few wishes, like an elephant in the forest.

Silently shall I endure abuse as the elephant in battle endures the arrow sent from the bow: for the world is ill-natured.

Men, driven on by thirst, run about like a snared hare; held in fetters and bonds, they undergo pain for a long time, again and again.

Pleasures destroy the foolish, if they look not for the other shore; the foolish by his thirst for pleasures destroys himself, as if he were his own enemy.

If by leaving a small pleasure one sees a great pleasure, let a wise man leave the small pleasure, and look to the great.

If an occasion arises, friends are pleasant; enjoyment is pleasant, whatever be the cause.

If a man find a prudent companion who walks with him, is wise, and lives soberly, he may walk with him, overcoming all dangers, happy, but considerate.

If a man becomes fat and a great eater, if he is sleepy and rolls himself about, that fool, like a hog fed on wash, is born again and again.