There is no fruit which is not bitter before it is ripe..

It is an unhappy lot which finds no enemies..

He is twice a conqueror, who can restrain himself in the hour of triumph..

Wise man also fears a weak enemy..

To confess a fault freely is the next thing to being innocent of it..

Fortune is like glass - the brighter the glitter, the more easily broken..

He who wrongs one threatens many..

To become rich is easy. Much harder is to solve the riddles of of the heart..

While we stop to think, we often miss our opportunity..

From the errors of others, a wise man corrects his own..

Little does the sick man consult his own interests, who makes his physician his heir..

No one reaches a high position without daring..

Would you have a great empire? Rule over yourself..

Through indecision opportunity is often lost..

One day treats us like a hireling nurse, another like a mother..

Even a single hair casts its shadow..

Do not despise the bottom rungs in the ascent to greatness..

The property of others is always more inviting than our own; and that which we ourselves possess is most pleasing to others..

Speech is a mirror of the soul: as a man speaks, so is he..

You should go to a pear tree for pears, not to an elm..

Life itself is short, but lasts longer than misfortunes..