Only fools need suffer to learn.
The man who is rich in fancy thinks that his wagon is already built; poor fool, he does not know that there are a hundred timbers to a wagon.
Invite your friend to a feast, but leave your enemy alone; and especially invite the one who lives near you.
He harms himself who does harm to another, and the evil plan is most harmful to the planner.
Peace is a nursing mother to the land.
Hunger is an altogether fit companion for the idle man.