If thou covetest riches, ask not but for contentment, which is an immense treasure.

A grateful dog is better than an ungrateful man.

If a piece of worthless stone can bruise a cup of gold, its worth is not increased, nor that of the gold diminished.

Though someday we may become as eloquent as Sahban, but we might also miss the essence of the Forgiving One.

He who, when he hath the power, doeth not good, when he loses the means will suffer distress. There is not a more unfortunate wretch than the oppressor; for in the day of adversity nobody is his friend.

Whoever acquires knowledge but does not practice it is as one who ploughs but does not sow.

Whosoever formeth an intimacy with the enemies of his friends, does so to injure the latter. O wise man! wash your hands of that friend who associates with your enemies.