He is senseless who would match himself against a stronger man; for he is deprived of victory and adds suffering to disgrace.
Do not let a flattering woman coax and wheedle you and deceive you; she is after your barn.
In work there is no shame; shame is in the idleness.
Giving is good, but taking is bad and brings death.
Peace is a nursing mother to the land.
Man's chiefest treasure is a sparing tongue.