1
For people who hate discipline and only get more stubborn, There'll come a day when life tumbles in and they break, but by then it'll be too late to help them.
2
When good people run things, everyone is glad, but when the ruler is bad, everyone groans.
3
If you love wisdom, you'll delight your parents, but you'll destroy their trust if you run with whores.
4
A leader of good judgment gives stability; an exploiting leader leaves a trail of waste.
5
A flattering neighbor is up to no good; he's probably planning to take advantage of you.
6
Evil people fall into their own traps; good people run the other way, glad to escape.
7
The good-hearted understand what it's like to be poor; the hardhearted haven't the faintest idea.
8
A gang of cynics can upset a whole city; a group of sages can calm everyone down.
9
A sage trying to work things out with a fool gets only scorn and sarcasm for his trouble.
10
Murderers hate honest people; moral folks encourage them.
11
A fool lets it all hang out; a sage quietly mulls it over.
12
When a leader listens to malicious gossip, all the workers get infected with evil.
13
The poor and their abusers have at least something in common: they can both see - their sight, God's gift!
14
Leadership gains authority and respect when the voiceless poor are treated fairly.