Words of blame from those who are hostile to a great man cannot injure him. The moon is not hurt when barked at by a dog.
What avails your wealth, if it makes you arrogant to the poor?
True set you free.
To the pure, all things are pure.
The whisper of a pretty girl can be heard further than the roar of a lion.
Sit not down to the table before thy stomach is empty, and rise before thou hast filled it.
Sad are only those who understan.
One common origin unites us all, but every sort of wood does not give the perfume of the lignum aloes.
Listen, if you would learn; be silent, if you would be safe.
Inquire about your neighbour before you build, and about your companions before you travel.
If thou shouldst find thy friend in the wrong reprove him secretly, but in the presence of company praise him.
God sells knowledge for labour - honour for risk.
Blessed is he who speaks a kindness thrice blessed is he who repeats it.
Among wonderful things is a sore-eyed man who is an oculist.
After dinner, rest after dinner walk a mile.
Knowledge acquired as a child is more lasting than an engraving on stone.
Seven trades but no luck.
A hand that has been chopped off cannot steal any more.
A thousand curses never tore a shirt.
At the narrow passage there is no brother and no friend.
An old lion will be mocked by the dogs.
He who predicts the future lies, even if he tells the truth.
Only he who understands is really sad.
A little and a little, collected together, becomes a great deal; the heap in the barn consists of single grains, and drop and rop makes an inundation.
An army of sheep led by a lion would defeat an army of lions led by a sheep.
He that plants thorns must never expect to gather roses.
If someone says "there is a wedding ceremony in the clouds," then the women would soon arrive with their ladders.
Judge a man by the reputation of his enemies.
So long as the pot is boiling, friendship will stay warm.
When your enemies attack, bathe in their blood.
