We contend that for a nation to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle.

He who has wealth has friends.

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.

Lakshmi, the Goddess of wealth, comes of Her own accord where fools are not respected, grain is well stored up, and the husband and wife do not quarrel.