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

"If heaven made him, earth can find some use for him."

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

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

"If you get up one more time than you fall you will make it through."

"The gem cannot be polished without friction, not a man perfected without trials."

"The best armor is to keep out of range."

"Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime."

"Complain to one who can help you."

"Don't make use of another's mouth unless it has been lent to you."

"Do not throw the arrow which will return against you."

"The big thieves hang the little ones."