"If heaven made him, earth can find some use for him."

"Not until just before dawn do people sleep best; not until people get old do they become wise."

"If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow."

"When you have only two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one, and a lily with the other."

"Tell me and I'll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I'll understand."

"The man who comes with a tale about others has himself an ax to grind."

"Go often to the house of thy friend; for weeds soon choke up the unused path."

"A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs."

"First secure an independent income, then practice virtue."

"He that can't endure the bad, will not live to see the good."

"The big thieves hang the little ones."

"A full cup must be carried steadily."