Among those who laugh, do not weep; among those who weep, do not laugh.

Growing old, man’s sight worsens, but this allows him to see more.

Never trust the man who tells you all his troubles but keeps from you all his joys.

A bad partner is worse than rain – the latter makes you go home, while the former makes you go outside.

Make sure to be in with your equals if you’re going to fall out with your superiors.

Parents teach their children to talk, children teach their parents silence.

A guest and a fish start reeking on the third day.

Lose with truth and right rather than gain with falsehood and wrong.

What you don’t see with your eyes, don’t invent with your mouth.

God gave man two ears and one mouth, so listen more and talk less.

If a problem can be solved with money, then it’s not a problem but a cost.

Do not be wise in words, be wise in deeds.