O wise man, wash your hands of that friend who associates with your enemies. — Saadi. Topics referred to by the same term
A little and a little, collected together, become a great deal; the heap in the barn consists of single grains, and drop and drop makes an inundation.
The bad fortune of the good turns their faces up to heaven; the good fortune of the bad bows their heads down to the earth.
Reveal not every secret you have to a friend, for how can you tell but that friend may hereafter become an enemy. And bring not all mischief you are able to upon an enemy, for he may one day become your friend.
Nothing is so good for an ignorant man as silence; and if he was sensible of this he would not be ignorant.
Roam abroad in the world, and take thy fill of its enjoyments before the day shall come when thou must quit it for good.