Virtuous persons and fruit-laden trees bow, but fools and dry sticks break because they do not bend.

Don't judge the future of a person based on his present conditions, becausetime has the power to change black coal to shiny diamond.

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.

Whores don’t live in company of poor men, citizens never support a weak company and birds don’t build nests on a tree that doesn’t bear fruits.

Once you start a working on something, don't be afraid of failure and don't abandon it. People who work sincerely are the happiest.

Test a servant while in the discharge of his duty, a relative in difficulty, a friend in adversity, and a wife in misfortune.

A father who is a chronic debtor, an adulterous mother, a beautiful wife, and an unlearned son are enemies in one's own home.