"Be the first to the field and the last to the couch."

"A filthy mouth will not utter decent language."

"Each generation will reap what the former generation has sown."

"Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness."

"A fool judges people by the presents they give him."

"A nation's treasure is in its scholars."

"Examine what is said, not him who speaks."

"Keep your broken arm inside your sleeve."

"If you wish your merit to be known, acknowledge that of other people."

"Trumpet in a herd of elephants; crow in the company of cocks; bleat in a flock of goats."

"Seize opportunity by the beard, for it is bald behind."

"He who would leap high must take a long run."