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

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.

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.

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

I have often found a small stream at its fountain-head, that, when followed up, carried away the camel with his load.

There is no great difficulty to separate the soul from the body, but it is not so easy to restore life to the dead.

Every leaf of the tree becomes a page of the book, once the heart is opened and it has learnt to read.