If a rich man ate a snake, they would say it was because of his wisdom; if a poor man ate it, they would say it was because of his stupidity.
If begging should unfortunately be thy lot, knock at the large gates only.
If power is for sale, sell your mother to buy it. You can always buy her back again.
If you have much, give of your wealth; if you have little, give of your heart.
If you stop every time a dog barks, your road will never end.
It's all fate and chance.
Know each other as if your were brothers; negotiate deals as if you were strangers to each other.
Knowledge acquired as a child is more lasting than an engraving on stone.
Live together like brothers and do business like strangers.
Lying and stealing are next door neighbors.
Many are the roads that do not lead to the heart.
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.
Measure your guilt, then stretch your legs.
Never sit in the place of a man who can say to you, "Rise.".
No crowd ever waited at the gates of patience.
None but a mule denies his family.
One coin in the money-box makes more noise than when it is full.
Only the tent pitched by your own hands will stand.
Pardon is the choicest flower of victory.
Patience is beautiful.
Proverbs are the lamp of speech.
