Knowledge is wealth, wisdom is treasure, understanding is riches, and ignorance is poverty.

Diligence acquires wealth;prudence takes care of it.

Greed is the seed of corruptionas much as virtue is the seed of justice.Wisdom is the seed of successas much as vice is the seed of destruction.

The most beautiful birds do not know how beautiful they are until they see their reflection in water.

Treating important people well is wisdom; treating unimportant people well is virtue; treating all people well is LOVE.

Be good to those who are good,and just to those who are not;this is true wisdom.Do good unto others,not expecting them to do good unto you.

When surrounded by lambs, choose to be a lion.When surrounded by lions, choose to be an elephant.When surrounded by elephants, choose to be an owl.

You cannot get perfume from a flower without crushing it.

If you drop a gold coin in mud, it does not lose its value.