Ptahhotep Quotes & Sayings

There is no craftsman who has acquired full mastery — Ptahhotep

Good words are more difficult to find than emeralds. — Ptahhotep

Silence is more profitable unto thee than abundance of speech. — Ptahhotep

Be a craftsman in speech that thou mayest be strong, for the strength of one is the tongue, and speech is mightier than all fighting. — Ptahhotep

For the greedy there will be no tomb — Ptahhotep

Take advice from the ignorant as well as from the wise, since there is no single person who embodies perfection nor any craftsman who has reached the limits of excellence. — Ptahhotep