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

He makes a dome out of a grain. This is the equivalent of making a mountain out of a mole hill.

Beware the levelheaded person if they’re angry. Levelheaded people are usually calm and collected, and don’t anger easily. This saying refers to the fact that if something set off a levelheaded person, you should be more worried!

Time is made of gold.

Ask the experienced rather than the learned.

Ask your purse what you should buy.

Days are like countries. This means that a country might be great today, but not tomorrow. This applies to people as well.

Send a wise man; don’t advise him.

Examine what is said, not him who speaks.

Do not eat your bread on somebody else’s table. This means that you shouldn’t benefit off of someone else’s expense; as in, you shouldn’t dirty someone else’s table if you’re just going to be eating your bread.

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

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.