The worst ruler is one who cannot rule himself.
It is a difficult matter to argue with the belly since it has no ears.
Between the mouth and the morsel many things may happen.
I prefer to do right and get no thanks than to do wrong and receive no punishment.
Farming, if you do one thing late, you will be late in all your work.
Wise men profit more from fools than fools from wise men; for the wise men shun the mistakes of fools, but fools do not imitate the successes of the wise.