_Burmese._ 505. Trust not thy secret to a confidant, for he too will have his associates and friends; and it will spread abroad through the whole city, and men will call thee weak-headed. _Firdausī._ 506. Labour like a man, and be ready in doing kindnesses. He is a good-for-nothing fellow who eateth by the toil of another’s hand. _Sa’dī._[28] [28] See also 429, 453. 507. Let every man sweep the snow from before his own doors, and not busy himself about the frost on his neighbour’s tiles. _Chinese._ 508. With knowledge, say, what other wealth Can vie, which neither thieves by stealth Can take, nor kinsmen make their prey, Which, lavished, never wastes away. _Sanskrit._ 509. Women’s wealth is beauty, learning, that of men. _Burmese._ 510. Prosperity attends the lion-hearted man who exerts himself, while we say, destiny will ensure it. Laying aside destiny, show manly fortitude by thy own strength: if thou endeavour, and thy endeavours fail of success, what crime is there in failing? _Hitopadesa._ 511. Spare not, nor spend too much, be this thy care, Spare but to spend, and only spend to spare. Who spends too much may want, and so complain; But he spends best that spares to spend again. _Randolph._ 512. Everything that is acknowledges the blessing of existence. Shalt not thou, by a similar acknowledgment, be happy? If thou pay due attention to sounds, thou shalt hear the praise of the Creator celebrated by the whole creation. _Nakhshabī._ 513. The attribute most noble of the hand Is readiness in giving; of the head, Bending before a teacher; of the mouth, Veracious speaking; of a victor’s arms, Undaunted valour; of the inner heart, Pureness the most unsullied; of the ears, Delight in hearing and receiving truth—These are adornments of high-minded men, Better than all the majesty of Empire. _Bhartrihari._ 514. The mere reality of life would be inconceivably poor without the charm of fancy, which brings in its bosom as many vain fears as idle hopes, but lends much oftener to the illusions it calls up a gay flattering hue than one which inspires terror. _Von Humboldt._ 515. Stupidity has its sublime as well as genius, and he who carries that quality to absurdity has reached it, which is always a source of pleasure to sensible people. _Wieland._ 516.