"A bit of fragrance clings to the hand that gives flowers."

"Keep your broken arm inside your sleeve."

"A nation's treasure is in its scholars."

"A diamond with a flaw is worth more than a pebble without imperfections."

"Tell me and I'll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I'll understand."

"Raise your sail one foot and you get ten feet of wind."

"The best armor is to keep out of range."

"It is not enough to aim; you must hit."

"Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime."

"When you drink the water, remember the spring."

"The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials."

"First secure an independent income, then practice virtue."