“The best shortage is a shortage of words.”

A nation without a language is a nation without a heart.

Repay evil with good, and hell will not claim you.

Old age is a hundred disorders.

The spring sun is worse than poison.

All waiting is long.

A word to the wise, a stick to the unwise.

A youth’s promise is like the froth of water.

The old know and the young suspect.

He who steals an egg will steal more.

Every bird relishes his own voice.

The best knowledge is to know yourself.

Everything you have in this world is just borrowed for a short time.

To sing before breakfast is to weep before supper.

Conscience is the nest where all good is hatched.

A great sin can enter through a small door.

Be a friend to yourself, and others will.