The housecat may mock the tiger, but doing so does not turn his purr into a roar.
A man who mistakes secrets for knowledge is like a man who, seeking light, hugs a candle so closely that he smothers it and burns his hand.
The wisdom of the patriarchs was that they knew they were fools.
A broken mirror never reflects again; fallen flowers never go back to the old branches.
When you are hungry, eat; when you are thirsty, drink; when you are tired, sleep.