Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.

The more we desire for that which is superfluous, the more we meet with difficulties; our strength and possessions are spent in unnecessary things, and are wanting when required for that which is necessary.

The business conduct of the disciples of wise men is truthful and faithful.... He does not allow himself to be made a surety or a guarantor and does not accept the power of attorney.... He lends money and is gracious. He shall not take away business from his fellow man.

While one man can discover a certain thing by himself, another is never able to understand it, even if taught by means of all possible expressions and metaphors, and during a long period; his mind can in no way grasp it, his capacity is insufficient for it.

Anticipate charity by preventing poverty.

The physician should not treat the disease but the patient who is suffering from it

To the totality of purposes of the perfect Law there belong the abandonment, depreciation, and restraint of desires in so far as possible.