The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.
A wise person will listen and take in more instruction.
A wise son makes a glad father, But a foolish son is the grief of his mother.
Who is the wise man? He who sees what's going to be born.
Better is the man of humble standing that works for himself than one who plays the great man but lacks bread.
The slacker does not plow during planting season; at harvest time he looks, and there is nothing.