Beautiful discourse is rarer than emerald, yet it can be found among the servant girls at the grindstones. [Ptah-Hotep]
Declare your line of conduct without reticence. [Ptah-Hotep]
Do not weaken the attention of him who is occupied. [Ptah-Hotep]
Error carries away the unteachable. [Ptah-Hotep]
Evil words fill some with astonishment. [Ptah-Hotep]
Great God is the ruler of all the gods. [Papyrus of Ani]
If you are a leader of peace, listen to the discourse of the petitioner. Be not abrupt with him; that would trouble him. [Ptah-Hotep]
If you are wise, look after your house; love your wife without alloy. [Ptah-Hotep]
It is a wretched thing to injure a poor man.
The man who has plenty of means of existence, conducts himself pretty much as he himself wishes. [Ptah-Hotep]
Know those who are faithful to you when you are in low estate. [Ptah-Hotep]
Learn to rise out of the enigmatic egg in the hidden land. [Papyrus of Ani]
Listen with kindness for a clear explanation. [Ptah-Hotep]
May no lies be spoken against me in the presence of God. [Papyrus of Ani]
My KA dwells in my body. Insult it not. [Papyrus of Ani]
Kha (Khat) - The physical body that may decompose.
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