what to do?

Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.

gossip

Whoever gossips to you will gossip about you.

book

The worth of a book is to be measured by what you can carry away from it.

gentleman

Be afraid of a gentleman when he is hungry, and of a mean person when his stomach is full.

friend

Unfortunate is he who cannot gain a few sincere friends during his life and more unfortunate is the one who has gained them and then lost them (through his deeds).

wealth

The best kind of wealth is to give up inordinate desires.

humanity

You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.

change

If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude.

change

Any change, even a change for the better, is always accompanied by drawbacks and discomforts.