| 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. |