Drink little, eat less, sleep more, and laugh most of all.
The darkest heart is one that cannot appreciate.
For what today you throw away, tomorrow you will sigh.
One who hears no advice will never grow old.
She who gives first, gives two times.
If you have loved and been loved, you were born and have lived.
Hunger makes the best cook.
If every fool carried a stick, there would be no firewood.
Meet many people, but choose few friends.
You need not finish first, but know how to finish.
Crumbs are bread too, and they nourish as well.
Young women fear they will regret; old women regret they had feared.
No one speaks for herself. Her deeds do the speaking.
Charity begins at home, but then it should get out and look around.
To know how to talk, first know how to listen.
The wise often change opinions.
Before you make a big decision, consult your pillow.
Do not judge before judging yourself.
The jaguar thinks everyone is like him.
If you can't have whatever you like, like whatever you have.
A secret, once shared, is no longer.
Rich is she who recognizes her luck.
Happiness unshared is a snuffed candle.
She who never has enough, has nothing.
The best mirror is an old friend.
Honor age; appreciate youth.
To appreciate the summit, you must know the valley.
For a good listener, few words suffice.
She who has much, worries much.
Since excuses were invented, no mistakes have been made.
The wise compose proverbs; the foolish repeat them.
Tell me about your friends and I will tell you about you. 
She who wants to please everyone will please no one.
A good rooster can sing where he pleases.
We cannot all be rich, but we can all be good.
One who never doubts knows nothing.
Value no word more than its giver.
Birth without pain, mother without love.
A certain peace is worth more than an uncertain victory.
All give advice; few take it.
A quality wine needs no label.
If you respect your elders, your juniors will do the same.
Make yourself not of words, but of deeds.
Though the hills are old, they still turn green.
To those who do not know work, the smallest task is a chore.
Happy are the towns whose history is boring.
Some cackle often but never lay eggs.
Enjoy what you have.  Only fools are never satisfied.
Dig the well before you feel the thirst.
Never condemn, nor absolve, without the facts.
Fools and proverbs tell us the truth.