Do not put your trust in rivers, men who carry weapons, beasts with claws or horns, women, and members of a royal family.

One whose knowledge is confined to books and whose wealth is in the possession of others, can use neither his knowledge nor wealth when the need for them arises.

He who forsakes his own community and joins another perishes as the king who embraces an unrighteous path.

The fragrance of flowers spreads only in the direction of the wind. But the goodness of a person spreads in all direction.

The disgrace of one's people brings sorrow to the Nobel minded.

One who is to be pardoned should not be harassed.

How well u treat the wicked people, they do nto give up their wickedness. They derive pleasure in hurting others. A serpent made to drink milk, it ejects poison only.