- The first victim of war is the truth
- Don’t treat people like angels, you will become a fool. Don’t treat people like devils for they will think you are the devil. Instead, treat people like they have some angelic traits and a lot of demonic traits
- Giving, even a little is better than an empty promise
- One cannot be judged by his outfit but from his actions
- He who takes refuge under a big tree always finds himself in the shadow
- He who does not like to get wet cannot go fishing
- When we die, the only thing we take with us is our good deeds
- When faced with a task: treat an easy task as hard one and a hard task an easy one
- The flower that gets smelled by many loses its scent
- When the love for oneself increases, the love from others decreases
- Only those who never experienced pain mock others
- A tongue has no bones but it can break bones
- A man can fail over and over again but it won’t count as failure until he starts blaming others
- The computer looks a lot like the Old Testament, lots of rules and no mercy
- The law is made for the rich but enforced on the poor
- Choose your wife with an old man’s mentality. Choose your horse with a young lad’s mentality
- Three kinds of people start wars: the cowards, the egoists or devious women
- A single flower given to a living human is better than a bouquet of flowers
- Don’t let your expensive cloth define you lest you find yourself one day cheaper than what you desire
- The more I know, the more I realize how ignorant I am
- A ferocious tiger in front of you is better than a treacherous wolf behind your back
- If a word is spoken through the heart, it goes to the heart. If it is spoken through the tongue it won’t go further than the ears
- He who looks at his shortcomings, forgets to look at other people’s shortcomings
- True philosophy is when we reconsider our view of the world
- If you preach your brother in private then you have benefited him. If you preach him in public, you humiliate him
- A golden saddle does not make a donkey a horse
- War is nasty, but what is nastier is those who make wealth and benefit of it without even fighting the war
- Eat less and live long
- Morning work is the most productive
- The prince picks the fruit and the workers pick the tree
- For the hard worker, a week is 7 days, for the lazy it is 7 tomorrows
- Nothing can scratch your back like your own finger nails
- Three enter all homes, no exception: debt, old age and death
- Don’t say “I will give”, instead give
- Three things lead to love: good manners, humility and being religious
- Good reputation is like an olive tree, it does not grow fast but it lasts long
- The tongue of the wise is behind his heart and the heart of the reckless if behind his tongue
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