If you teach a wolf how to hunt, it will reward you by devouring you.
The further you venture down a river the bigger the fish.
If you fish without proper bait, you will only catch disappointment.
The elephant is the largest, but not the fiercest. The giraffe is the tallest, but not the strongest. The cheetah is the fastest, but not the wisest. The ant is the smallest, but not the gentlest.
Only fools are born wise.
Beware of befriending wolves; remember, they are only loyal to their appetite.
A rose does not lose sleep because it was mocked by weeds.
Knowledge is strength, understanding is mastery, and wisdom is power.
Wisdom is intelligence set on fire.
The greatest evidence of what is inside of a seed is its fruit.
If you touch a wound while it is healing, you will prolong it.
The early bird gets the first worm, but the wisest bird gets the fattest one.
We all come into the world rocks, but the enlightened leave it diamonds.
If you serve two masters, either of them may punish you for serving the other.
A tree is naked, no matter how big, if it does not have leaves.
Pleasure is a kind servant, but a cruel master.
Sages see further with their eyes closed than scholars with their eyes open.
Know truth. Respect facts. Doubt opinions. Reject lies.
If the sun shone for itself, it would be blinded by its own light; if a river flowed for itself, it would be drowned by its own weight.
An ugly candle that lights up a home is better than a beautiful lamp that merely decorates a room.
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