A traveler without knowledge is a bird without wings.

Roam abroad in the world, and take thy fill of its enjoyments before the day shall come when thou must quit it for good.

A wise man among the ignorant is as a beautiful girl in the company of blind men.

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

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.

So long as money can answer, it were wrong in any business to put the life in danger.

If a gem falls into mud it is still valuable. If dust ascends to heaven, it remains valueless.