Whatever you undertake, consider what the issue will be, for if you fail to reckon the expense, it will turn out to be a loss.Yusuf Balasaguni
Whatever you wish to undertake, first consult your own heart, only then other people; and if your heart is not pleased with it, then stay away from it.Yusuf Balasaguni
Treat them kindly and you may be sure that your good name will travel far. For these are they who spread one’s name abroad, be it good or bad.Yusuf Balasaguni
If they do some work for you, pay their wages promptly, and give them liberally of food and drink, lest you earn a bad name among the people.Yusuf Balasaguni
He ought to be close-fisted rather than open-handed. Then the treasury won’t be squandered. Liberality is a fine thing in its place, but not with another man’s property!Yusuf Balasaguni
When he borrows he must pay back promptly, so that others will readily lend to him when he asks them. As long as he is flexible in transactions and his conduct is upright, he will not lack for funds when he needs them.Yusuf Balasaguni