“Before preparing to improve the world, first look around your own home three times.”

Small men think they are small; great men never know they are great.

Do not want others to know what you have done? Better not have done it anyways.

He who thinks too much about every step he takes will always stay on one leg.

Only one who can swallow an insult is a man.

It is easy to open a store – the hard part is keeping it open.

A fall into a ditch makes you wiser.

Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without one.

A bird can roost but on one branch, a mouse can drink not more than its fill from a river.

He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever.

Do everything at the right time, and one day will seem like three.

A book holds a house of gold.

Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere.

He who cheats the earth will be cheated by the earth.

If you want to avoid being cheated, ask for prices at three different stores.

A closed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood

A wise man makes his own decisions, but an ignorant man mindlessly follows the crowd.