One's weakness should not ever be revealed.

Those parents who do not educate their sons are their enemies; for as is a crane among swans, so are ignorant so are ignorant sons in a public assembly.

Fate being unfavorable( or without god's grace, even an easy task becomes difficult to accomplish)

A single son endowed with good qualities is far better than a hundred devoid of them.

All types of riches should be amassed by all means.

O wise man! Give your wealth only to the worthy and never to others. The water of the sea received by the clouds is always sweet.

When one is consumed by the sorrows of life, three things give him relief: offspring, a wife, and the company of the Lord's devotees.