Honor will only be ignored so long, for it will dismiss itself and find another to embrace.
Proverb #326
When friendships begin counting favors, the odds that accompany those calculations will inevitably lead to an active struggle.
Proverb #673
Tolerance provides approval while intolerance demands separation.
Tis perhaps — but it all made me cry (Poem 72)
To the beggar a pearl give I to watch where his hand – then goes ‘Tis perhaps – fault of others why travels he weary – […]
Balance With Difficulty Or Boldness #636
Speech – delivered – settles in one of three levels among men; given in ease of balance, it finds sympathetic lodging more often; when given with […]
Proverb #213
Modesty will not invite herself and will not stay where she is only occasionally given invitation.
Proverb #224
Undefiled knowledge is reserved for undefiled minds, for virtue keeps its door hidden from polluters.
Proverb #629
To this favor; make aggravations small in defeat, delights hugely noticeable in victory and many shall they be that return blossom to your seed.
For The Purpose It Is Given #396
There is wisdom to collecting gold that few wise men know; gold is given to the collector to be used for the purpose it is given. […]
Proverb #461
The fearful are saved and find knowledge where wisdom has laid understanding.