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| When danger approaches, sing to it. |
| Examine what is said, not him who speaks. |
| If begging should unfortunately be thy lot, knock at the large gates only. |
| I came to the place of my birth and cried, ''The friends of my youth, where are they?'' And echo answered, ''Where are they?'' |
| All mankind is divided into three classes: those that are immovable, those that are movable, and those that move. |
| Death was afraid of him because he had the heart of a lion. |
| The devil tempts all men, but idle men tempt the devil. |
| None but a mule denies his family. |
| Throw a lucky man into the sea, and he will come up with a fish in his mouth. |
| He who eats alone chokes alone. |
| A friend is known when needed. |
| Do not tell a friend anything you would conceal from an enemy. |
| The enemy of my enemy is my friend. |
| Those who foretell the future lies, even if he tells the truth. |
| Lying and stealing are next door neighbors. |
| He who has health, has hope. And he who has hope, has everything. |
| A man profits more by the sight of an idiot than by the orations of the learned. |
| Marriage is like a besieged castle; those who are on the outside wish to get in; and those who are on the inside wish to get out. |
| Four things come not back. The spoken word, the sped arrow, the past life, ad the neglected opportunity. |
| If power is for sale, sell your mother to buy it. You can always buy her back again. |
| Good to sell knowledge for labor, honor for risk. |
| The tree of silence bears the fruit of peace. |
| The whisper of a pretty girl can be heard further than the roar of a lion. |
| The sinning is the best part of repentance. |
| The words of tongue should have three gate keepers. |
| When you have spoken the word, it reigns over you. When it is unspoken you reign over it. |
| Pardon is the choicest flower of victory. |
| A wise man's day is worth a fool's life. |
