Fear hurries on my tongue through want of courage.

I willingly speak to those who know, but for those who do not know I forget.

Learning is ever in the freshness of its youth, even for the old.

A prosperous fool is a grievous burden.

But when once the earth has sucked up a dead man's blood, there is no way to raise him up.

I would rather be ignorant than knowledgeable of evils.

From a small seed a mighty trunk may grow.