The reputation of a thousand years may be determined by the conduct of one hou

A whistling woman and a crowing hen will bring no luck to the house they are in

Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the men of old; seek what they sought

I felt sorry for myself because I had no shoes until I met a man who had no feet

The person who gets stuck on trivial prosperity will not attain great prosperity

When the winds of change blow some people build walls and others build windmills

The fraud is not complete unless it be practised upon clever and cunning persons

He is like the perverse porter who calls upon God only when he is under the load

Fortune is a woman; if you neglect her today do not expect to regain her tomorrow

I searched for God and found only myself I searched for myself and found only God

The mare is not to be valued according to its housings and its ornaments in front

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Compassion is our deepest nature It arises from our interconnection with all things

It s not a matter of upper and lower class but of being up a while and down a while

Do not confine your children to your own learning for they were born in another time