The covetous map explores the whole world in pursuit of a subsistence, and fate is close at his heels.

It is safer to be silent than to reveal one's secret to any one, and telling him not to mention it.

He who learns, and makes no use of his learning, is a beast of burden with a load of books. Does the ass comprehend whether he carries on his back a library or a bundle of faggots?

Be thou good thyself, and let people speak evil of thee; it is better than to be wicked, and that they should consider thee as good.

The sea does not contain all the pearls, the earth does not enclose all the treasures, and the flint-stone does not inclose all the diamonds, since the head of man encloses wisdom.

Be generous, and pleasant-tempered, and forgiving; even as God scatter favors over thee, do thou scatter over the people.

The hand of liberality is stronger than the arm of power.