299 Indian Proverbs / Page 8
141. Justice is better than admiration If you are going to kill, then kill an elephant; if you are going to steal make sure it's a treasure.
142. Keep five yards from a carriage, ten yards from a horse, and a hundred yards from an elephant; but the distance one should keep from a wicked man cannot be measured.
143. Large desire is endless poverty.
144. Learning is a treasure no thief can touch.
145. Life is a bridge. Cross over it, but build no house on it.
146. Life is like the flame of a lamp; it needs a little oil now and then.
147. Life is not a continuum of pleasant choices, but of inevitable problems that call for strength, determination, and hard work.
148. Love from someone who is bad is worse than his hatred.
149. Man is like a bubble of water on the ocean.
150. Man loves his own mistakes.
151. Many families are built on laughter.
152. Money hides in the tiger's ear.
153. Money is the best servant.
154. Most adults are attentive to what someone is doing, but children see beyond that.
155. Never stand in front of a judge or behind a donkey.
156. Never strike your wife, not even with a flower.
157. Never use a dwarf to measure the depth of the water.
158. No one was ever lost on a straight road.
159. No sin is hidden to the soul.
160. No strength within, no respect without.