"I have forgotten thy name" is better than "I know thee not."
Poverty
A poor man has no friends.
He who has no house has no word in society.
Riches
Property is the prop of life.
A wealthy man always has followers.
Sleep
Sleep has no favorites.
Strife
Strife begets a gentle child.
Sun
The sun is the king of torches.
Trade
Trade is not something imaginary or descriptive, but something real and profitable.
Truth
Lies, however numerous, will be caught by truth when it rises up.
The voice of truth is easily known.
Unselfishness
If you love yourself others will hate you, if you humble yourself others will love you.
Valor
Boasting at home is not valor; parade is not battle; when war comes the valiant will be known.
The fugitive never stops to pick the thorn from his foot.
Wisdom
A man may be born to wealth, but wisdom comes only with length of days.
A man with wisdom is better off than a stupid man with any amount of charms and superstition.
Know thyself better than he who speaks of thee.
Not to know is bad, not to wish to know is worse.
A counsellor who understands proverbs soon sets matters right.
Proverbs Based on the Observation of Animals
Butterfly
The butterfly that brushes against thorns will tear its wings.
Dog
If the dog is not at home, he barks not.
A heedless dog will not do for the chase.
A lurking dog does not lie in the hyena's lair.
Elephant
He who can not move an ant, and yet tries to move an elephant, shall find out his folly.
The elephant does not find his trunk heavy.
Were no elephant in the jungle, the buffalo would be a great animal.
Fly
If the fly flies, the frog goes not supperless to bed.
Fox
When the fox dies, fowls do not mourn.
Goat
When the goat goes abroad, the sheep must run.
Rat
When the rat laughs at the cat, there is a hole. The rat has not power to call the cat to account. The rat does not go to sleep in the cat's bed.
Wolf
He who goes with the wolf will learn to howl.