A Generous Person May Not Have Wisdom:

If, From Time To Time, You Give Up Expectation, You Will Be Able To Perceive What It Is You Are Getting.

Trying To Force Something Is The Best Way To Stop It Happening.

Effort Makes Some Great Men Famous. Even Greater Effort Enables Other Great Men To Remain Unknown.

If You Give What Can Be Taken, You Are Not Really Giving. Take What You Are Given, Not What You Want To Be Given. Give What Cannot Be Taken.

Anyone Can See That An Ass Laden With Books Remains A Donkey. A Human Being Laden With The Undigested Results Of A Tussle With Thoughts And Books, However, Still Passes For Wise.