Don’t Be A Thief
Don’t be a thief and won’t fear the king.
Don’t be a thief and won’t fear the king.
Even if a knife is made of gold, a person won’t stab his own heart with it.
Hearing is never as good as seeing.
Good perfume is known by its scent rather than by the perfumer’s advertisement.
He hasn’t time even to scratch his head.
Heaven is dark and yet out of it streams clear water.
He has soaked a hundred heads, but hasn’t shaved one .
In the ditch where water has flowed, it will flow again.
He saved his ears, but lost his head.
If a forest catches fire, both the dry and the wet will burn up.
He appreciates prosperity who is caught in calamity.
Grumbling and carping are the muscles of the weak.
Heed the troubadour, burn the dinner.
He reckons his importance by the elephant-load.
Hasty work doesn’t succeed.
Flourish like a flower, but may your life be longer.
I’m talking to the door, but I want the walls to hear me.
One who doesn’t appreciate the apple, won’t appreciate the orchard.
It is easier to wage war with wise enemies than be at peace with foolish friends.
The cheap thing isn’t without problem, the expensive without help.