What speech diminishes one’s value?
Speaking of one’s own excellence.

To whom should I entrust a task?
To those who deserve that task.

In whom can I place my trust?
An intimate friend who is not jealous.

How can I quit from relationships with bad friends?
Visit them at infrequent intervals; do not expect any favor from them.

What is fitting for the young and what for the old?
For the young courage and a sense of shame; for the old knowledge and a sense of dignity.

To whom is greatness suited and who can be called great?
One who differentiates between good and evil, and delegates work to the most appropriate person.

Whom should we avoid in order to achieve peace of mind?
Sycophants and people given to show.

What should I ask of God so that I shall have asked for all things?
Three things: health and prosperity with contentment.

Who is generous?
One who gives and derives contentment from giving.
What is more important to human beings than life?

Three things: educating one’s own character, having a clear belief, and making oneself safe from the one’s enemies by taking positive action against cruelty of them.

What is that which people long for but cannot wholly achieve?
Three things: health, happiness and an intimate friend who would give his/her life for you.

Which is better to do a good deed or to avoid doing evil ones?
To avoid evil is the doorway to doing good.

Is there a good deed that comes to he regarded as shameful over time?

Doing someone a favor than reminding them that you have done it.

What quality best adorns knowledge?
Truthfulness.

What is the sign of daring?
To forgive when you have the power to take revenge on someone.

Which moments in life are wasted completely?
When a person can do a favor for someone but doesn’t do it.

What is the best thing in life?
Being comfortable in mind and feeling safe.

Which things des fray humanity?
The meanness of rich, the arrogance of wise men, and immodesty of people.
What tools do we need to prosper in?
Knowledge, dexterity and humanity.

What precautions can we take to avoid needing a doctor’s care?
Eating little, sleeping enough, speaking little and not having contact with everyone.

Who is wiser?
A person who speaks less, and listens more, and has a wide knowledge.

Why does the inferiority complex exist?
Because people are jealous of others’ possessions.

What are the attributes of a good person?
To cover up others’ faults and forget them, mention them nowhere.

What things can make life easier?
Three things: first, not pushing things to their extremes; second, being patient; third, not desiring too much.

What qualities will help you to be liked by others?
Two things: not being cruel in human relationships and not injuring others with your words.

What should the functions of our possessions be?
To compensate others for wrongs we have done them, to support our parents, to make friends out of enemies.

What things can be helpful to the human body though not eaten?
Soft and white clothes, pleasant smells, gazing at water and greenery, seeing friends when healthy, walking about in vineyards and gardens, bathing in want water and avoiding chatter and gossip.

This is taken from the Pendnama of Avicenna