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 travelling merchant and one going to another land should not move without a companion.

A wise man should not proclaim the loss of his wealth, the anxiety of his heart, domestic misdeeds, and his deception and disrespect by others.

He is a wise man who knows the use of opportune language, who knows of one worthy of his love and what a befitting temper is.

One without wealth consuming his substance, a weak person engaging in fight, and one without wisdom taking part in discussions—these are like madmen.

Going to a place uninvited, speaking much when not questioned, proclaiming one's own merits: these three things are the characteristics of baseness.

One of little beauty speaks a great deal (of his looks); one of little understanding shows off (a great deal); a jar, not full, causes the water in it to shake; a cow with little milk kicks about.

A frog, sitting on its haunches, considers itself a lion; a crow, being captured, cries out, "Dear friend! dear friend!" When questioned by the wise, an ignorant man, thinking himself wise, exclaims, "My master! my master!"