The end of a matter is better than its beginning; likewise, patience is better than pride.

What they loved, as well as what they hated and envied, perished long ago, and they no longer have a part in anything that happens on earth.

Do not curse a king even in your thoughts, and do not curse the rich while in your bedroom; for a bird might report what you are thinking, or some winged creature might repeat your words.

and the doors along the street are shut; when the sound of the grinding mill grows low, and one is awakened by the sound of a bird, and all their songs grow faint,