Trust not thy secret to a confidant, for he too will have his associates and friends; and it will spread abroad through the whole city, and men will call thee weak-headed.
Firdausī.
506.
Labour like a man, and be ready in doing kindnesses. He is a good-for-nothing fellow who eateth by the toil of another’s hand.
Sa’dī.*
507.
Let every man sweep the snow from before his own doors, and not busy himself about the frost on his neighbour’s tiles.
Chinese.