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

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.

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

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?

Opportunity is a haughty goddess who wastes no time with those who are unprepared. a

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

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