“When you marry a monkey for his wealth, the money goes but the monkey remains.”

Do not treat your loved one like a swinging door: you are fond of it but you push it back and forth.

However far a stream flows, it doesn’t forget its origin.

When deed speaks, words are nothing.

Every kind of love is love, but self-love is supreme among them.

Restless feet might walk you into a snake pit.

When two elephants fight, it is the grass that gets hurt.

The mother hen does not break its own eggs.

You know who you love but you can’t know who loves you.

A wise person doesn’t fall down the same hill twice.

A woman is a flower in a garden; her husband is the fence around it.

Once you carry your own water, you’ll remember every drop.

Seeing is different than being told.

If you think you’re too small to make a difference, try spending the night with a mosquito.

One who causes others misfortune also teaches them wisdom.

Rain does not fall on one roof alone.

Truth should be in love and love in truth.