Be not ashamed to have had wild days, but not to have sown your wild oats.
The foolish are like ripples on water, For whatsoever they do is quickly effaced; But the righteous are like carvings upon stone, For their smallest act is durable.
High descent and meritorious deeds, unless united to wealth, are as useless as seaweed.
I strive to be brief, and become obscure.
Heir follows heir, as wave succeeds to wave.
Remember to preserve a calm soul amid difficulties.