“Arrogance is a weed that grows mostly on a dunghill.”

Forgetting is the plague of knowledge.

There’s always tomorrow.

Good health is a crown worn by the healthy that only the ill can see.

Wishing does not make a poor man rich.

Winds blow counter to what the ship wants. You don’t always get everything your way.

The key to everything is determination.

A secret is like a dove: when it leaves my hand it takes wing.

The carpenter’s door is loose. This might refer to the idea that people who make a profession or a habit of one thing might not have the time to even use that skill in their own life. They take care of everyone except for themselves.

An envious person is the unhappiest.

Tougher than a stone.

The smarter you are, the less you speak.

Do not delay today’s work for tomorrow. Don’t procrastinate!

The fruit of silence is tranquility.

Even if friend is honey, don’t lick them all up.

The house of a tyrant is a ruin.

Believe what you see and lay aside what you hear.