"I heard" is good; "I saw" is better.
"Try" is a word of courage, but "can" is a word of power.
A bad man talks about what he has eaten and drunk - a good man about what he has seen and heard.
A bad word whispered echoes a hundred miles.
A bad word whispered will echo a hundred miles.
A bad worker quarrels with his tools.
A bad workman blames his tools.
A bar of iron continually ground becomes a needle.
A beautiful bird is the only kind we cage.
A big tree attracts the wind.
A bird can roost but on one branch, a mouse can drink not more than its fill from a river.
A bird can roost but on one branch. A mouse can drink no more than its fill from a river.
A bird cannot fly until its feathers are fully grown.
A bird does not sing because he has the answer to something, he sings because he has a song.
A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song.
One who is wise enough to secure the good of others has secured his own.
Wise men may be learned. Learned men may not be wise.
One who knows the most will speak the last.
Wisdom is attained by learning when to hold one's tongue.
Intelligence is endowed, but wisdom is learned.
In a crisis, people grow wisdom.
One who starts out to seek contentment finds great wealth.
If a man has no enemies, fortune has ignored him.
One courts misfortune by flaunting wealth.
What is scarce is valued, what is plentiful is not.
Wealth, when used, is depleted. Learning, when used, grows.
Success and fortune will follow the brave.
Greatness comes only when fame does not outshine truth.
Avoiding conflict is also a victory.
Fight only when you can win; move away when you cannot.
