Wood is not sold in the forest, nor fish at the pool.
He who looks at the sun is dazzled, he who hears the thunder is deafened. (Do not come too near the powerful.)
He desires to hide his tracks, and walks on the snow.
He seeks the ass, and lo! he sits upon him.
Speak not of others, but convict yourself.
A man is not always known by his looks, nor the sea measured by a bushel.
Ivory does not come from a rat’s mouth.
If a chattering bird be not placed in the mouth, vexation will not sit between the eyebrows.
Prevention is better than cure.
For the Emperor to break the laws is one with the people’s doing so.