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

A wicked wife, a false friend, a saucy servant and living in a house with a serpent in it are nothing but death.

Water is the medicine for indigestion; it is invigorating when the food that is eaten is well digested; it is like nectar when drunk in the middle of a dinner; and it is like poison when taken at the end of a meal.

People's Fury is above all the furies.

The wise man should restrain his senses like the crane and accomplish his purpose with due knowledge of his place, time and ability.

Till the enemy's weakness is known , he should be kept on friendly terms.

A father who is a chronic debtor, an adulterous mother, a beautiful wife, and an unlearned son are enemies in one's own home.