"With time and patience the mulberry leaf becomes a silk gown."

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

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

"A fool judges people by the presents they give him."

"If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow."

"Do not remove a fly from your friend's forehead with a hatchet."

"Seize opportunity by the beard, for it is bald behind."

"He who would leap high must take a long run."

"Praise youth and it will prosper."

"Complain to one who can help you."

"Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water."

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