beware of spending a single dirham of your wealth until you see something better in its place. do not look at its quantity for if the sand of alij were taken from it and not returned to it it would be gone.
واحذر أن تخرج من مالك درهما، حتى ترى مكانه خيرا منه. ولا تنظر إلى كثرته، فإن رمل عالج ١ لو أخذ منه، ولم يرد عليه، لذهب عن آخره.