_Unselfishness_
If you love yourself others will hate you, if you humble yourself
others will love you.

_Valor_
Boasting at home is not valor; parade is not battle; when war comes
the valiant will be known.
The fugitive never stops to pick the thorn from his foot.

_Wisdom_
A man may be born to wealth, but wisdom comes only with length of days.
A man with wisdom is better off than a stupid man with any amount of
charms and superstition.
Know thyself better than he who speaks of thee.
Not to know is bad, not to wish to know is worse.
A counsellor who understands proverbs soon sets matters right.



PROVERBS BASED ON THE OBSERVATION OF ANIMALS


_Butterfly_
The butterfly that brushes against thorns will tear its wings.

_Dog_
If the dog is not at home, he barks not.
A heedless dog will not do for the chase.
A lurking dog does not lie in the hyena's lair.