If thou covetest riches, ask not but for contentment, which is an immense treasure.
That which is not allotted the hand cannot reach; what is allotted you will find wherever you may be.
The rich man is everywhere expected and at home.
The wise man tells not what he knows. It is not prudent to sport with one's head by revealing the king's secrets.
He, who learns and makes no use of his learning, is a beast of burden, with a load of books.
However much you are read in theory, if thou hast no practice thou art ignorant