That which is not allotted the hand cannot reach; what is allotted you will find wherever you may be.

The bird alighteth not on the spread net when it beholds another bird in the snare. Take warning by the misfortunes of others, that others may not take example from you.

A dog will never forget the crumb thou gavest him, though thou mayst afterwards throw a hundred stones at his head.

If wisdom was to cease throughout the world, no one would suspect himself of ignorance.

An enemy to whom you show kindness becomes your friend.

To tell a falsehood is like the cut of a saber: for though the wound may heal, the scar of it will remain.

Though someday we may become as eloquent as Sahban, but we might also miss the essence of the Forgiving One.