A truth spoken before its time is dangerous.
Nothing will content him who is not content with a little.
Better the friend we can see than the money we cannot.
It is better in times of need to have a friend rather than money.
The beginning is half of every action.
If deeds are wanting all words appear mere vanity and emptiness.
Whatever is good to know is difficult to learn.
He that cannot endure the bad will not live to see the good.
In times of difficulty friendship is on trial.
Gray hair is a sign of age not of wisdom.
He who would be happy should stay at home.
A heart that loves is always young.
We must endure what fortune sends.
When the gods are angry with a man they give him what he asks for.
The net of the sleeper catches fish.
It is easier to talk than to hold one's tongue.