In the face of female beauty, we all become powerless. She is above gods, men, fire and metals.
Let him crack, if he would crack barefoot and naked, He who the gold discovered, Because of his fault, nothing is holy anymore. Because of his fault, even the mother is not a mother, And the son can shoot his father, and the brother throws himself, in war, at the brother.
To fight the mind with love - it makes no sense. To reconcile with a god, only the god is able.
It's not worth getting lost in dreams of an ideal life in the world where, like smoke, everything is fleeting and changing, Everything is deceptive like the wind and like the wave!
For him who has no wealth, little chance of advancement, But it is even worse for him who is rich but without honor!
Alas, time does not pass, we pass.
Moral knowledge, vocation, Depends on education.
Honored and strong is the reign In which the mind, humanity is bound, And where the fool sits and rules, Only misfortune brings.
Dumber than fools and blinder than the blind are those who have not educated their children.
They are all ready to give advice, When to help themselves - they are clean.
Yes, neither wealth nor power Without morality does not bring happiness. By deeds you earn the right To teach others well.
The fool will never be able to understand That his mind is drunk!
To increase what you know, To see new lands, I think, That's all you should always do.
Let them know this from their ancestors: A new thing attracts fools.
If there was no drunkenness in the world, Man would not have known what he was enslaved to!
If the parents are smart, and virtuous, but also modest, then their sons are also honest.
He who, to be fashionable, whatever he does, Only fools around will attract them.
When you've done a bad job, don't ask for advice, because it's already been done, Think about it in the future, ahead of time, So that you don't end up among fools.
Who loves a woman beyond measure, Brings his soul to destruction: When will you get to worship Heaven, If the woman is always dissatisfied?
He who has many functions Nowhere does his work.
The one who listens only to himself, And is indifferent to the public good, He has a pig-like character, Because what they public is also good for him.
He who trusts too easily, will end up in a trap.
He who pokes his nose everywhere is often beaten like a dog.
There are no snares in the world more fearful Than the mysterious nets and snares, Which woman, since the world, Lays out to catch the fools.
And the husband is gentle if the wife is gentle, But it's a pity when the wife is bad.
There is no greater enmity in the world than hatred between those close to you!
Asking for alms is shy of the one who has reached poverty, not being able to cope with the needs. But the drone, of course, gets used to poverty.
No knife can hurt, Like the vile lie.
Three things make the world tremble (The fourth is deadly): The lackey who suddenly becomes lord Hungry, the drunkard dumb, And he who has tied his weak spirit and flesh to a bad wife.
Although the father is wise, the child learns even from the womb, everything that can catch him: good in life (Who doesn't think that's so, he's a fool, he's harming the child too!)