7. When you’re down on your luck, even your family avoids you—yes, even your best friends wish you’d get lost.If they see you coming, they look the other way—out of sight, out of mind.
8. Grow a wise heart—you’ll do yourself a favor;keep a clear head—you’ll find a good life.
9. The person who tells lies gets caught;the person who spreads rumors is ruined.
10. Blockheads shouldn’t live on easy streetany more than workers should give orders to their boss.
11. Smart people know how to hold their tongue;their grandeur is to forgive and forget.
12. Mean-tempered leaders are like mad dogs;the good-natured are like fresh morning dew.
13. A parent is worn to a frazzle by a stupid child;a nagging spouse is a leaky faucet.
14. House and land are handed down from parents,but a congenial spouse comes straight from God.
15. Life collapses on loafers;lazybones go hungry.
16. Keep the rules and keep your life;careless living kills.
17. Mercy to the needy is a loan to God,and God pays back those loans in full.
18. Discipline your children while you still have the chance;indulging them destroys them.