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1 'All my goods are of silver and gold,' says the boaster, 'even my copper kettles.' 2 If I am master and you are master, who shall drive the asses 3 If you buy meat cheap, when it boils you smell what you have saved 4 Patience is the key of joy; but haste is the key of sorrow 5 The barber learns his art on the orphan's face 6 The camel driver has his plans, and the camel has his 7 A hair's breadth at the bow is a mile beside the butt 8 A hollow building echoes all sounds; a vacant mind is open to all suggestions 9 A maker of idols is never an idolater 10 Do not ask the way of a blind man 11 Do not remove a fly from your friend's head with a hatchet 12 Every road leads in two directions 13 It's no use calling the tiger to chase away the dog 14 The woman who sells fans often shades her eyes with her hand 15 To go beyond is as bad as to fall short 16 Two of a trade hate one another 17 Do not believe a weeping man or a laughing woman 18 It takes great wisdom to laugh at one's own misfortunes 19 The dogs bark, but the caravan goes on 20 The poor seek food, the rich an appetite 21 The rain of tears is necessary for the harvest of learning 22 There are some who take up the battle axe, and there are others who stop tigers, but givers are scarce 23 The washerwoman knows the defects of the village 24 One is never a friend by force 25 The house with two mistresses is unswept |