Let not a single day pass without your learning a verse, half a verse, or a fourth of it, or even one letter of it; nor without attending to charity, study and other pious activity.

Do not put your trust in a bad companion nor even trust an ordinary friend, for if he should get angry with you, he may bring all your secrets to light.

Time perfects all living beings as well as kills them; it alone is awake when all others are asleep. Time is insurmountable.

He who shall practice these twenty virtues shall become invincible in all his undertakings.

Rain which falls upon the sea is useless; so is food for one who is satiated; in vain is a gift for one who is wealthy; and a burning lamp during the daytime is useless.

Never make friends with people who are above or below you in status. Such friendships will never give you any happiness.

The fragrance of flowers spreads only in the direction of the wind. But the goodness of a person spreads in all direction.