The rich cannot accumulate wealth without the co-operation of the poor in society.

Accumulated wealth is saved by spending just as incoming fresh water is saved by letting out stagnant water.

He who has wealth has friends.

A man or a ruler should always take up a task after thoroughly considering its consequences. Otherwise fate also cannot protect his wealth.

He who has wealth has friends and relations; he alone survives and is respected as a man.

O wise man! Give your wealth only to the worthy and never to others. The water of the sea received by the clouds is always sweet.