Whoever desires Paradise, proceeds towards goodness; whoever fears Hell, refrains from the impulses of passions; whoever believes firmly in death, detests wordly life; and whoever recognises the worldly life, the trials and tribulations (of life) become slight for him.

He who is greedy is disgraced; he who discloses his hardship will always be humiliated; he who has no control over his tongue will often have to face discomfort.

Often your utterances and expressions of your face leak out the secrets of your hidden thoughts.

There is no capital more useful than intellect and wisdom, and there is no indigence more injurious than ignorance and unawareness.

Silence is the best reply to a fool.

A friend cannot be considered a friend until he is tested in three occasions: in timeof need, behind your back, and after your death.

No wealth like education and no poverty like ignorance