Great Throughts Treasury

"The enemy you know is better than the one you do not know."

"The water of the river flows on without waiting for the thirsty man."

"The day before yesterday and yesterday are not the same as today."

"Thunder is not yet rain."

"Treat the earth well. It was not given to you by your parents. It is loaned to you by your children."

"There is no cure that does not have its price."

"There is no phrase that doesn't have a double meaning."

"Virtue is better than wealth."

"Try this bracelet: if it fits you wear it; but if it hurts you, throw it away no matter how much it sparkles."

"We have not inherited this land from our ancestors; rather we have borrowed it from our children."

"What's too hard for a man must be worth looking into."

"When you take a knife away from a child, give him a piece of wood instead."

"When the figs are ripe all the birds want to eat."

"You may laugh at a friend's roof; don't laugh at his sleeping accommodation."