A Thing May Be Dreaded

Those Base Men Who Speak Of The Secret Faults Of Others Destroy Themselves Like Serpents That Stray Onto Anthills.

If One Has A Good Disposition, What Other Virtue Is Needed? If A Man Has Fame, What Is The Value Of Other Ornamentation?

Trees On A Riverbank, A Woman In Another Man's House, And Kings Without Counselors Go Without Doubt To Swift Destruction.

A Debt Should Be Paid Off Till The Last Penny; An Enemy Should Be Destroyed Without A Trace

Whores Don’t Live In Company Of Poor Men, Citizens Never Support A Weak Company And Birds Don’t Build Nests On A Tree That Doesn’t Bear Fruits.