Proverbs Quotes You Should read

“Do not spoil the time of your activity; he is a blameworthy person who makes a bad use of his moments. Do not lose the daily opportunity of increasing that which your house possesses. Activity produces riches, and riches do not endure when it slackens.”

“If you are a leader, setting forward your plans according to that which you decide, perform perfect actions which posterity may remember, without letting the words prevail with you which multiply flattery, which excite pride and produce vanity.”

“The way to obtain a clear explanation is to listen with kindness.” 

“Thousands of men destroy themselves in order to enjoy a moment, brief as a dream, while they gain death, so as to know it.”

“If you desire that your conduct should be good and preserved from all evil, keep yourself from every attack of bad humor.”

“Concerning your wife:  It is that which fixes her in your house; if you repel her, it is an abyss. Open your arms for her, respond to her arms; call her, display to her your love.” 

“Be silent rather than scatter your words. When you speak, know that which can be brought against you.”

“He who agitates himself all the day long has not a good moment; and he who amuses himself all the day long keeps not his fortune.”

“Let your countenance be cheerful during the time of your existence.”

“When a son receives the instruction of his father there is no error in all his plans. Train your son to be a teachable man whose wisdom is agreeable to the great.”