The hungrier one becomes, the clearer one's mind works— also the more sensitive one becomes to the odors of food.

Luck has a peculiar habit of favoring those who do not depend on it.

We found water. We passed into a more fertile country where were grass and fruit. We found the trail to Babylon because the soul of a free man looks at life as a series of problems to be solved and solves them, while the soul of a slave whines, 'What can I do who am but a slave?

It was apparent that no one could do for the scribe what the scribe had done for himself.

The more wisdom we know the more we may earn. Those who seek to learn more of their craft shall be richly rewarded.

I found the road to wealth when I decided that a part of all I earned was mine to keep.

Advice is one thing that is freely given away, but watch that you only take what is worth having.