Poverty sits as gracefully upon some people as a red saddle upon a white horse. Drain not the waters of thy well while other people may desire them. The doctor who prescribes gratuitously gives a worthless prescription. The rose grows among thorns.
The wine belongs to the master but the waiter receives the thanks. He who mixes with unclean things becomes unclean himself; he whose associations are pure becomes more holy with each day. No man is impatient with his creditors. Make but one sale, and thou art called a merchant.
Mention not a blemish which is thy own, in detraction of thy neighbor. If certain goods sell not in one city, try another place. He who reads the letter should execute the message. A vessel used for holy purposes should not be put to uses less sacred.
Ornament thyself first, then magnify others. Two pieces of coin in one bag make more noise than a hundred. Man sees the mote in his neighbor's eye, but knows not of the beam in his own.