Chuse none for thy servant who have served thy betters.

Chuse none for thy servant who have served thy betters.

Gold delights to walk through the very midst of the guard, and to
break its way through hard rocks, read more

Gold delights to walk through the very midst of the guard, and to
break its way through hard rocks, more powerful in its blow than
lightning.

Must I give way and room to your rash choler?

Must I give way and room to your rash choler?

So use your own property as not to injure that of another.

So use your own property as not to injure that of another.

I shudder when relating it.

I shudder when relating it.

It is a most miserable lot to be without an enemy. [No man can
be successful without being envied read more

It is a most miserable lot to be without an enemy. [No man can
be successful without being envied and hated.]

Young in limbs, in judgment old.

Young in limbs, in judgment old.

The fault of the horse is put on the saddle.

The fault of the horse is put on the saddle.

Ants will not go to an empty granary, and friends will not visit
us when our wealth is gone.

Ants will not go to an empty granary, and friends will not visit
us when our wealth is gone.