Great Throughts Treasury

"War ends nothing."

"When the leg does not walk, the stomach does not eat."

"A battle in the street must not be fought half-heartedly."

"A dead elephant cannot be cut up with the same secrecy as the antelope can."

"A doer (of evil deeds) to people does not behave thus to one person only."

"A dog does not enter a home where they suffer from hunger."

"A dog does not fawn upon a person who is not its master, it fawns upon its master. Even a dog knows its benefactor."

"A fallen tree cannot be raised by the strength of one person."

"A fence at the top of the cliff is better than an ambulance at the bottom."

"A great undertaking requires whole-hearted."

"A great warrior does not honor himself; i.e. does not presume upon his past prowess."

"A hammer does not work with iron."

"A knife does not fear thorns, a woman fears man."

"A knife does not know its master (it will cut him as readily as it will anyone else.)"

"A longing for home cannot take you over the river."

"A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly."

"A monkey does not spring into the trap in which its mate has been caught."

"A mosquito feels no pity for an emaciated person."

"A mother is not to be compared with another person ? she is incomparable. A mother is a mother still the holiest thing alive."

"A palaver is not without a reason."

"A piece of good sugar-cane is not without holes. Even a good person has his faults and blemishes."

"A reproof to the stingy."

"A reproof to those who regret having given a present."

"A sapless tree is a leafless tree."

"A simile of death which shows no favor."

"A simile of good health."

"A stolen object does not fill ones heart with joy."

"A tree without sap does not bear leaves."

"A tree without sap does not bear leaves. [A sapless tree is a leafless tree]"

"A useful burden becomes light."

"A vicious treacherous person does not go away forever to return."

"An elephant does not become weary of its trunk."

"An old man has no one to care for him. An aged person is not wanted."

"An oppressor has no pity for the poor."

"Assistance, means, and instruments are indispensable."

"Avoid the ford in which your friend was drowned."

"By resting only you will never get through the forest."

"Careful about non-essentials, and careless about essentials."

"Don't buy a pig in a poke."

"Don't die till death comes."

"Don't stop running? they have not yet laid hold of you."

"Evil for good."

"Experience teaches wisdom."

"Fire is not to be played with."

"Friendship for the sake of gain ? cupboard love."

"Friendship only when a morsel (of food) is in the mouth."

"He that can deceive in one matter can deceive in many."

"He who left his garden does not cease to examine it."

"He who will not take advice, gets knowledge when trouble overtakes him."

"He will return like a bad penny."