Ants, fighting together, will vanquish the lion.
Be not so severe as to cause shyness, nor so clement as to encourage boldness.
Avoid that which an enemy tells you to do; for if you follow his advice, you will smite your, knees with the hand of sorrow. If he shows you a road straight as an arrow, turn from it and go the other way.
Whatever is produced in haste goes hastily to waste.
A handsome woman is a jewel; a good woman is a treasure.
Independence is of more value than any gifts; and to receive gifts is to lose it.