1
Intelligent children listen to their parents; foolish children do their own thing.
2
The good acquire a taste for helpful conversation; bullies push and shove their way through life.
3
Careful words make for a careful life; careless talk may ruin everything.
4
Indolence wants it all and gets nothing; the energetic have something to show for their lives.
5
A good person hates false talk; a bad person wallows in gibberish.
6
A God-loyal life keeps you on track; sin dumps the wicked in the ditch.
7
A pretentious, showy life is an empty life; a plain and simple life is a full life.
8
The rich can be sued for everything they have, but the poor are free of such threats.
9
The lives of good people are brightly lit streets; the lives of the wicked are dark alleys.
10
Arrogant know-it-alls stir up discord, but wise men and women listen to each other's counsel.
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Easy come, easy go, but steady diligence pays off.