If you want to be rich, learn a trade. Wealth diminishes with time, but a skill does not.Abai Kunanbaev
A common man renowned for his cleverness is greater than a king who has been raised up by good fortune. A youth who sells his handiwork is worthier than an old man selling his beard.Abai Kunanbaev
Success and good luck make a man drunk. Only one in a thousand can keep cool and reasonable.Abai Kunanbaev
They may not endeavor to improve their skill by seeking to learn from better artisans. Content with what little proficiency they have, such people indulge in indolence.Abai Kunanbaev
There are those who, having acquired a few livestock, imagine themselves to be rich, and become lazy, boastful and careless in their work.Abai Kunanbaev