Do good even to the wicked; it is as well to shut a dog's mouth with a crumb.

The best loved by God are those that are rich, yet have the humility of the poor, and those that are poor and have the magnanimity of the rich.

Much contention and strife will arise in that house where the wife shall get up dissatisfied with her husband.

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

Avoid that which an enemy tells you to do; for if you follow his advice, you will smite your, knees with the hand of sorrow. If he shows you a road straight as an arrow, turn from it and go the other way.

A tree, freshly rooted, may be pulled up by one man on his own. Give it time, and it will not be moved, even with a crane

Capacity without education is deplorable, and education without capacity is thrown away.