If a man is proud of his wealth, he should not be praised until it is known how he employs it.

Wealth does not bring goodness, but goodness brings wealth and every other blessing, both to the individual and to the state.

Wealth brings a heavy purse; poverty, a light spirit.

As water collected in a tank gets pure by filtration, so accumulated wealth is preserved by being employed in charity.

One whose knowledge is confined to books and whose wealth is in the possession of others, can use neither his knowledge nor wealth when the need for them arises.

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.