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Respect your fellow man as you respect yourself, if you do this, you may be able to love him and yourself.
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A person who is without a friend is like the feet having no hands, or having hands but no feet, or having one foot or one hand only.
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A true friend will stick closer than a brother or a sister or even closer than father and mother, for a true friend to one is his own life.
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It is wise not to rebuke any one for faults you yourself have or praise them without sincerity.
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Do not enter into the blaming game with anyone. If you need to blame someone, blame the unripe conditions surrounding you and the unripe wisdom that is manifested to you.
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When someone is pleased with you, maybe his god is pleased with you also. But be aware what kind of god he worships, his self, his vanity, or his sincerity and truthfulness. Be a wise judge!
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Be not a person who is wakeful among the sleeping, nor sleeping among the wakeful; do not weep among those who rejoice and laugh, nor laugh among those who cry; do not sit among those who stand, nor stand among the seated; but above all do not depart from the way of your fellow human beings.
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Let your mind mingle with the persons near you or close to you.
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Treasure your good name above all else. It is the only jewel to be worn on your head.
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A person has three names: that by which his family calls him, that which other people call him, and that which he earns for himself, and this is the best name of all.
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It is by the name you have earned by which you are called and will be called, it is in your own place that you will be seated, and it is of your own earnings that you will be given. For it is by your deeds you earn your place in the hearts of the people and it is your deeds that places you at a distance from the hearts of the people.
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If you respect others, others will in turn respect you, and if you love others so will they love you.
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Let the honor of others be as important to you as your own.
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A political hero is he who transforms his enemy into a friend.
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Your legs will take you where the desire of your heart directs them.
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A family is like a house that is built by stones, take a stone away and the whole structure is somewhat weakened, but it need not fall if the head-stone is well placed and the corner stone well established.
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If you receive a fellow human being with a pleasant countenance, even if you greet him empty handed, it will be perceived as you presented him with a most precious gift in the world, mainly the honor that emanates from your heart towards him.
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Receive every person with a greeting of joy even if he is your enemy.
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When you praise a person to his face let it be but little, but all your praises of him should be behind his back. And if you speak evil of him, do not speak it behind his back, but all of it if you must, to his face.
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Do not try to appease anyone while he is in a rage, and do not console anyone while he mourns the dead.
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Anyone who accepts a meal at another’s table is beholden to him. Beware as to whom you desire to be beholden.
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Remove the bitter from the sweet, the harmful from the good.
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That which lies between yourself and your fellow human being, must be resolved between yourselves and so come to peace. That which lies between you and your God no man can right, only you and God can resolve.
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Charity will not bring redemption nearer from wrongs committed against any human being or any living beings.
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Do not repudiate an act of kindness, doing so, would be denying the very essence of one’s own being, which is the divine in one’s soul.
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Doing good with all one’s heart and mind, is far greater in worth, than charity.
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If you do a favor for your fellow human being, your act of helping is greater in value, than the one who gives charity without a heart.
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Let your heart be an open house to all, and let those who are in need of it, be comforted inside by its warmth.
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Love him who rebukes you in order to help you in some way, and hate him who flatters you in order to possess you.
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A good friend does not see faults, a jealous friend is no friend as he places stumbling blocks before one.
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Feed your enemy when he is hungry, if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.
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If you desire to know another, find out who his friends are; as all are judged, by the company they keep.
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Do not visit too often your fellow man’s dwelling, if you do, he may have his fill of you and come to resent you, and disliked. If you visit seldom, you will be welcome, more dearly.
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As you behave toward others, so will you be dispensed with by others.
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As two hands that wash each other, so do good works to one another.
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As goodness increases in your heart, so will your friendships multiply as time rolls by.
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In this world men buy by their wealth, and likewise, wealth buys men.
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There is a moment in each of our lives that is more precious than ten thousand days, and what one day may fulfill is not accomplished by ten thousand years.
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He who is quick and clever will always be a loser; and he who hurries without thought, hastens only to failure.
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If you move with thought and patience, you will arrive at your destination with satisfaction and on time.
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If you wish to turn away the wrath of someone speaking to you, remember to answer him softly and with a low breath.
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Let no one remove himself from the society of the living, mainly from his community.
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Isolating one self from the community may cause the death of the community itself and the individual as well.
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Let every person contribute to the welfare of the community by working for its betterment and its overall welfare.
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Blessed is the generation whose leaders listen to the insignificant amidst its ranks and how much more blessed when the insignificant listen to the wise ones in its midst.
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Woe to the society that cannot trust its leaders and its judges and woe to the leaders and judges whom society cannot trust.
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No matter what trouble befalls a community, one should partake in it and let others tend to it. Share and share yourself for the sake of the whole.
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Peace is worth everything else, but not at the expense of liberty in mind and soul.
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It is well and good when that which one enjoys does not cause another pain and sorrow and the loss of his wealth.
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If one shirks his duties toward his society and community he contributes to its downfall.
