Boasting is not courage. He who boasts much cannot do much. Much gesticulation does not prove courage.
Borrowing
Borrowing is easy but the day of payment is hard.
Chance
He who waits for chance may wait for a year.
Character
Wherever a man goes to dwell his character goes with him. Every man's character is good in his own eyes.
Charity
Charity is the father of sacrifice.
Children
There is no wealth without children. It is the duty of children to wait on elders, not elders on children.
Condemnation
You condemn on hearsay evidence alone, your sins increase.
Contempt
Men despise what they do not understand.
Covetousness
If thou seeketh to obtain by force what our Lord did not give thee, thou wilt not get it.
Danger of Beauty
He who marries a beauty, marries trouble.
Danger of Poverty
Beg help and you will meet with refusals; ask for alms and you will meet with misers.
Danger of Wealth
It is better to be poor and live long than rich and die young.
Disposition
A man's disposition is like a mark in a stone, no one can efface it.
Doing Good
If one does good, God will interpret it to him for good.
Duty to One's Self
Do not repair another man's fence until you have seen to your own.
Effort
You cannot kill game by looking at it.
Evil Doer
The evil doer is ever anxious.
Experience
We begin by being foolish and we become wise by experience.
Familiarity
Familiarity induces contempt, but distance secures respect.
Faults
Faults are like a hill, you stand on your own and you talk about those of other people.
Faults of the Rich
If thou art poor, do not make a rich man thy friend.
If thou goest to a foreign country, do not alight at a rich man's house.
Favor of the Great
To love the king is not bad, but a king who loves you is better.
Folly
After a foolish action comes remorse.
Forethought
A person prepared beforehand is better than after reflection.
The day on which one starts is not the time to commence one's preparation.
Forgiveness