Publish not men's secret faults, for by disgracing them you make yourself of no repute.

A man is insensible to the relish of prosperity until he has tasted adversity.

O wise man, wash your hands of that friend who associates with your enemies.

The greedy man is incontent with a whole world set before him.

Riches are for the comfort of life, and not life for the accumulation of riches. I asked a holy wise man, "Who is fortunate and who is unfortunate?" He replied: "He was fortunate who ate and sowed, and he was unfortunate who died without having enjoyed.

Man is, beyond dispute, the most excellent of created beings, and the vilest animal is a dog; but the sages agree that a grateful dog is better than an ungrateful man.

When thou seest thine enemy in trouble, curl not thy whiskers in contempt; for in every bone there is marrow, and within every jacket there is a man.

God preserve us! If men knew what is done in secret, no one would be free from the interference of others.

Whosoever formeth an intimacy with the enemies of his friends, does so to injure the latter. O wise man! wash your hands of that friend who associates with your enemies.