If the anger of the ruler flares up against you, do not resign from your position, for a calm response can undo great offenses.

So I loathed all the fruit of my effort, for which I worked so hard on earth, because I must leave it behind in the hands of my successor.

The sleep of the laborer is pleasant – whether he eats little or much – but the wealth of the rich will not allow him to sleep.

It is best to take hold of one warning without letting go of the other warning; for the one who fears God will follow both warnings.

Sow your seed in the morning, and do not stop working until the evening; for you do not know which activity will succeed – whether this one or that one, or whether both will prosper equally.