If thou tellest the sorrows of thy heart, let it be to him in whose countenance thou mayst be assured of prompt consolation.

Ants, fighting together, will vanquish the lion.

Publish not men's secret faults, for by disgracing them you make yourself of no repute.

Whenever you argue with another wiser than yourself in order that others may admire your wisdom, they will discover your ignorance.

Better hold the hand for coin, though small, Than lose, for one half a dang, it all.

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.

Whoever has his foe at his mercy, and does not kill him, is his own enemy