All of the significant battles are waged within the self.
When the snake is in the house, one need not discuss the matter at length.
A smooth sea never made a skilled mariner.
The fool speaks, the wise man listens.
The owl is the wisest of all birds because the more it sees, the less it talks.
The innkeeper loves the drunkard, but not for a son-in-law.
You well never plow a field by turning it over in your mind.
Until the lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunter.
Whoever digs a pit for his neighbor should dig it his own size.
If you have much, give of your wealth; if you have little, give of your heart.