396
He alone is poor who does not possess knowledge.
Talmud.
397
It is not enough to know; we must apply what we know. It is not enough to will; we must also act.
Goethe.
398
Words of blame from those who are hostile to a great man cannot injure him. The moon is not hurt when barked at by a dog.
Arabic.
399
The value of three things is justly appreciated by all classes of men: youth, by the old; health, by the diseased; and wealth, by the needy.
Omar Khayyām.
400
As one might nurse a tiny flame,
The able and far-seeing man,
E’en with the smallest capital,
Can raise himself to wealth.
Buddhist.
401
By a husband wealth is accumulated; by a wife is its preservation.
Burmese.
402
It is very hard for the mind to disengage itself from a subject on which it has been long employed. The thoughts will be rising of themselves from time to time, though we have given them no encouragement, as the tossings and fluctuations of the sea continue several hours after the winds are laid.
Addison.