“When you have an ass for a friend, expect nothing but kicks.”

Consult the wise and do not disobey him.

Speak like a parrot; meditate like a swan; chew like a goat; and bathe like an elephant.

Better to have a diamond with a few small flaws than a rock that is perfect.

Nonviolence is the supreme law of life.

A man without a woman is only half a man.

He who has a true friend, has no need of a mirror.

To quarrel with a man of a good speech is better than to converse with a man who does not speak well.

Use medicine as well as prayers.

Fish and guests smell when they are three days old.

To sing to the deaf, to talk with the dumb, and to dance for the blind are three foolish things.

No strength within, no respect without.

A problem is solved when it gets tougher.

I had no shoes and complained until I saw a man who had no feet.

He who has a true friend, has no need of a mirror.

Ask thy purse what thou should buy.

The eyes do not see what the mind does not want.