He who is intoxicated with wine will be sober again in the course of the night, but he who is intoxicated by the cupbearer will not recover his senses until the day of judgement.

The remedy against want is to moderate your desires.

The sons of Adam are formed from dust; if not humble as the dust, they fall short of being men.

When thou seest thine enemy in trouble, curl not thy whiskers in contempt; for in every bone there is marrow, and within every jacket there is a man.

The sons of Adam are limbs of each other, Having been created of one essence. When the calamity of time affects one limb, the other limbs cannot remain at rest. If you have no sympathy for the troubles of others, You are unworthy to be called by the name of a human.

O Contentment, make me rich! for without thee there is no wealth.

Forgiveness is commendable, but apply not ointment to the wound of an oppressor.