A mouse relies not solely on one hole.

Nothing but heaven itself is better than a friend who is really a friend.

Slander-mongers and those who listen to slander, if I had my way, would all be strung up, the talkers by the tongue, the listeners by the ears.

Consider the little mouse, how sagacious an animal it is which never entrusts its life to one hole only.

We only appreciate the comforts of life in their loss.

Give assistance, and receive thanks lighter than a feather: injure a man, and his wrath will be like lead.

Wisdom is not attained by years, but by ability