Every book must be chewed to get out its juice.

Forethought is easy, repentance hard.

Discover a well before you are thirsty.

Always take an emergency leisurely.

Enough shovels of earth -- a mountain. Enough pails of water -- a river.

Govern a family as you would cook a small fish -- very gently.

Fuel is not sold in a forest, nor fish on a lake.

Don't open a shop unless you like to smile.

An inch of time cannot be bought with an inch of gold.

Everyone pushes a falling fence.