A man who cannot tolerate small ills can never accomplish great things |
A man's faults all conform to his type of mind. Observe his faults and you may know his virtues. |
A people without faith in themselves cannot survive |
A red-nosed man may be a teetotaler, but will find no one to believe it |
A shopkeeper should always have a ready smile |
A single conversation across the table with a wise person is worth a month's study of books |
A single conversation across the table with a wise person is worth a month's study of books |
A sly rabbit will have three openings to its den |
A smile will gain you ten more years of life |
A thorn defends the rose, harming only those who would steal the blossom. |
A thousand cups of wine do not suffice when true friends meet, but half a sentence is too much when there is no meeting of minds. |
A tiger never returns to his prey he did not finish off. |
A vacant mind is open to all suggestions, as a hollow mountain returns all sounds |
A weasel comes to say "Happy New Year" to the chickens |
A whitewashed crow soon shows black again |