foreign country, do not alight at a rich man's
house.

_Favor of the Great_
To love the king is not bad, but a king who loves you is better.

_Folly_
After a foolish action comes remorse.

_Forethought_
A person prepared beforehand is better than after reflection.
The day on which one starts is not the time to commence one's
preparation.

_Forgiveness_
He who forgives ends the quarrel.

_Friends_
There are three friends in this world--courage, sense, and insight.

_Friendship_
Hold a true friend with both of your hands.

_Future_
Thou knowest the past but not the future.
As to what is future, even a bird with a long neck can not see it,
but God only.

_Gossip_
Gossip is unbecoming an elder.

_Gentleness_
A matter dealt with gently is sure to prosper, but a matter dealt
with violently causes vexation.

_Hate_
There is no medicine for hate.

_Heart_
It is the heart that carries one to heaven.

_Heathen_
He is a heathen who bears malice.

_Hope_
Hope is the pillar of the world.

_Ignorance_
Lack of knowledge is darker than night.
An ignorant man is always a slave.
Whoever works without knowledge works uselessly.

_Immortality_
Since thou hast no benefactor in this world, thy having one in the
next world will be all the more pleasant.

_Injury_
He who injures another brings injury upon himself.

_Laziness_
Laziness lends assistance to fatigue.
A lazy man looks for light employment.

_Love_
One does not love another if one does not accept anything from him.
If you love the children of others, you will love your own even
better.

_Meekness_
If one knows thee not or a blind man scolds thee, do not become
angry.

_Mother_
Him whose mother is no more, distress carries off.

_Necessity of Effort_
The sieve never sifts meal by itself.

_Old Age_
There are no charms or medicine against old age.

_Opportunity_
The dawn does not come twice to wake a man.

_Patience_
At the bottom of patience there is heaven.
Patience is the best of qualities; he who possesses it possesses
all things.

_People_
Ordinary people are as common as grass, but good people are dearer
than the eye.

_Politeness_
Bowing to a dwarf will not prevent your standing erect again.
"I have forgotten thy name" is better than "I know thee not."