The Students

Saying forty-two

The defect of generosity is poverty and lack.

Saying forty-three

The defect of speech is excess.

Saying forty-four

He who searches for a beginning without generosity will find within it strife and enmity.

Saying forty-five

A wise man is honored even if his family is despised; his friends are many even if he is in a foreign land.

Saying forty-six

Calm great troubles through the power of charity and prayer.

Saying forty-seven

Withdrawal from the world is a cure for every sorrow, and wealth is the cure for lack.

Saying forty-eight

The advantage of a man's heart for himself is greater than the company he keeps.

Saying forty-nine

Trust brings enemies near, and theft drives lovers away.

Saying fifty

In times of anger, the curses of lovers do not harm; in times of favor, the curses of enemies do not harm.

The end of the sentences of the 50 wise men.