Poor people who are virtuous and discreet have those who follow honor and aid them, just as the rich have those who flatter and accompany them.
'On a solid foundation you can erect a good building', and the 'best foundation in the world is money'.
The servant sleeps while the master stays awake, thinking how he has to sustain him, bother him and grant him favors.
Pure and proper and clear language belongs to the enlightened courtiers.
Enlightenment is the grammar of good language that comes from practice.
Love -- as I've heard tell -- looks through glasses that make copper looks like gold, poverty, wealth, and the sleep from one's eye, pearls.
Love and fondness easily blind the eyes of one's understanding, which is so necessary to choose a mate, and it's very easy to make a mistake in this area.
When one wants to make a long voyage, if he's prudent, before starting out, he'll choose a faithful and pleasant companion.
