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.

Knowledge is of two kinds: that which is absorbed and that which is heard. And that which is heard does not profit if it is not absorbed.

During civil disturbance adopt such an attitude that people do not attach any importance to you - they neither burden you with complicated affairs, nor try to derive any advantage out of you.

Two things cause people to be destroyed: fear of poverty and seeking superiority through pride.

Everyone who is taken by death asks for more time, while everyone who still has time makes excuses for procrastination.

The nourishment of body is food, while the nourishment of the soul is feeding others.

Nothing hurts a good soul and kind heart more than to live amongst people who can't understand it.