He who spends more than he earns is sowing the winds of needless self-indulgence from which he is sure to reap the whirlwinds of trouble and humiliation.

Men of action are favored by the Goddess of luck.

Gold cometh gladly and in increasing quantity to any man who will put by not less than one-tenth of his earnings to create an estate for his future and that of his family.

Seek advice from those who are competent through their own experience and success to give it.

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

Advice is one thing that is freely given away, but watch that you take only what is worth having. He who takes advice about his savings from one who is inexperienced in such matters, shall pay with his savings for proving the falsity of their opinions.

If I set for myself a task, be it so trifling, I shall see it through. How else shall I have confidence in myself to do important things?