"If we don't change our direction we're likely to end up where we're headed."

"Not until just before dawn do people sleep best; not until people get old do they become wise."

"A filthy mouth will not utter decent language."

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

"A book holds a house of gold."

"A rat who gnaws at a cat's tail invites destruction."

"If you scatter thorns, don't go barefoot."

"Trumpet in a herd of elephants; crow in the company of cocks; bleat in a flock of goats."

"Seize opportunity by the beard, for it is bald behind."

"Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water."

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

"Whoever gossips to you will gossip about you."