Timeliness is best in all matters.

They are fools who do not know how much the half exceeds the whole.

Gossip and rumor are evil; easy to lift up, heavy to carry, and hard to put down again.

At the beginning of the cask and the end take thy fill but be saving in the middle; for at the bottom the savings comes too late.

Drink your fill when the jar is first opened, and when it is nearly done, but be sparing when it is half-empty; it's a poor savingwhen you come to the dregs.

Peace is a nursing mother to the land.

I see no hope for the future of our people if they are dependent on the frivolous youth of today, for certainly all youth are reckless beyond words. When I was a boy, we were taught to be discrete and respectful of elders, but the present youth are exceedingly wise and impatient of restraint.