Had the crow only fed without cawing she would have had more to eat, and much less of strife and envy to contend with. [To noise abroad our success is to invite envy and competition.]

A word, once sent abroad, flies irrevocably.

In a long work sleep may be naturally expected.

In hard times, no less than in prosperity, preserve equanimity.

The lofty pine is most easily brought low by the force of the wind, and the higher the tower the greater the fall thereof.

It is of no consequence of what parents a man is born, as long as he be a man of merit.

Avoid greatness in a cottage there may be more real happiness than kings or their favourites enjoy.