“You can’t carve much on a rotten stick.”
“Some dogs are so intent on chasing the rabbit that they don’t see the tiger chasing them.”
“Right is the only might that lasts.”
“Of all the fools the greatest is the miser. He breaks his back with the burden which he carries when the goal is in sight.”
“Before you beat an irresponsible dog for its howl, think of the manners you owe to its master.”
“If you would have a long twilight of life, you must begin old age early.”
“Riches may ornament a wall, but only virtue can adorn a person.”
“The heart has one language the world over, but the tongues of men have many languages.”
“When you are rich the whole world is your cousin; when you are poor, even your cousin doesn’t know you.”
“He who deserves an increase in his wage is a coward if he does not ask for it.”