If a gem falls into mud it is still valuable. If dust ascends to heaven, it remains valueless.
Ants, fighting together, will vanquish the lion.
Every leaf of the tree becomes a page of the book, once the heart is opened and it has learnt to read.
Whoever has his foe at his mercy, and does not kill him, is his own enemy
A man of virtue, judgment, and prudence speaks not until there is silence.
He who is intoxicated with wine will be sober again in the course of the night, but he who is intoxicated by the cupbearer will not recover his senses until the day of judgement.