A man who always wears his best kimono has no Sunday clothes.
"Rejoice not at thine enemy's fall"--but don't rush to pick his up, either.
You may laugh at a friend's roof; don't laugh at his sleeping accomodation.
The son of an old man is an orphan, and his wife is a widow.
He who does not mend his clothes will soon have none.
If everyone swept in front of his house, the whole town would be clean.
It is a poor parish where the priest has to ring his own bells.
Looking at a tree see its fruit; looking at a man see his deeds.
He who refuses a gift will not fill his barn.
A wise man changes his mind, a fool never will.
The patient who names a doctor his heir makes a big mistake.
A wife is frightened of her first husband and a husband is frightened of his second wife.
The strongest among the disabled is the one who never forgets his disability.
When a neighbor gets divorced everyone thinks of his own wife.
The man who builds his own throne rules over a desert.
He who keeps his mouth shut, dies without confession.
If God were living on earth, people would break His windows.
The wolf is not afraid of the dog, but he doesn't like the sound of his barking.
Do not leave your host's house throwing mud in his well.
You learn a lot about a man by his behavior when hungry.
Clary shut her eyes. You didn't say no to an angel, no matter what it had in mind. Her heart pounding, she sat floating in the darkness behind her eyelids, resolutely trying not to think of Jace. But his face appear against the blank screen of her cl...
