A horse cannot gain weight if not fed with extra fodder during the night a man cannot become wealthy without earnings apart from his regular salaries. (Traditional Proverb)
Conquer a man who never gives by gifts; Subdue untruthful men by truthfulness; Vanquish an angry man by gentleness; And overcome the evil man by goodness (Traditional Proverb)
Like a shadow in the morning, the friendship of the ignoble man is great at first, then gradually decreases and disappears. Like a shadow in the after noon, the friendship of the noble man is small at first, then gradually increases. (Traditional Proverb)
It is to their crimes that most great men are indebted for their gardens, their tables, their fine old plate - their love (Traditional Proverb)
Men need images. Lacking them they invent idols. Better then to found the images on realities that lead the true seeker to the source. (Traditional Proverb)
Inferior men do not begin undertakings for fear of difficulties. Average men begin, but desist once difficulties appear. Men of superior nature never give up until they achieve their ends, however many the difficulties that appear. (Traditional Proverb)
Those who have forsaken the killing of all those who are helpmates to all those who are a sanctuary to all those men are in the way of heaven. (Traditional Proverb)