“A prophet is not without honor save in his own country and among his friends.”
“He that humbleth himself shall be exalted; he that exalteth himself shall be abased.”
“Be ye wise as serpents and harmless as doves.”
“Physician, heal thyself.”
“Ye are the light of the world; a city that is set on an hill can not be hid. Neither do men light a candle and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.”
“Let the dead bury their dead.”
“No man having put his hand to the plough and looking back is fit for the kingdom of God.”
“And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?” There are several proverbs in other literatures very like this. The Russian:—“A pig came up to a horse and said, Your feet are crooked, and your hair is worth nothing.” The Bengal:—“The sieve said to the needle, You have a hole in your tail.” The Chinese:—“Let every one sweep the snow before his own door, and not busy himself with the frost on his neighbor’s tiles.”
“Ye can not serve God and Mammon.”
“A house divided against itself can not stand.”