Medicine is the restoration of discordant elements; sickness is the discord of the elements infused into the living body.

Water, air, and cleanness are the chief articles in my pharmacy.

There are three gems upon this earth; food, water, and pleasing words. Fools consider pieces of rocks as gems.

There is no water like rainwater; no strength like one's own; no light like that of the eyes; and no wealth more dear than food grain.

A wise man should not divulge the formula of a medicine which he has well prepared; an act of charity which he has performed; domestic conflicts; private affairs with his wife; poorly prepared food he may have been offered; or slang he may have heard.

It does not require money to be neat, clean and dignified.