Become placeless, for to change this place of water and clay is but to move from one prison to another.

To the seeker after pearls, silence is a speaking argument, for no breath comes forth from the diver of the sea.

Become placeless, for to change this place of water and clay is but to move from one prison to another.

The touchstone of false friends is the day of need: by way of proof, ask a loan from your friends.

The march of good fortune has backward slips: to retreat one or two paces gives wings to the jumper.

Ten doors are opened if one door be shut: the finger is the interpreter of the dumb man's tongue.

Flowers and fruit are never combined in one place: it is impossible that teeth and delicacies should exist simultaneously.