Real kindness seeks no return.
How can one, who eats the flesh of others to swell his flesh, show compassion?
This world is not for the poor, nor the next for the unkind.
It is the prowess of scholars that meetings bring delight and departures leave memories.
Even more than the time when she gave birth, a mother feels her greatest joy when she hears others refer to her son as a wise learned one.
Among a man's many good possessions, A good command of speech has no equal. Prosperity and ruin issue from the power of the tongue. Therefore, guard yourself against thoughtless speech.