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Swans Live Wherever There Is Water, And Leave The Place Where Water Dries Up; Let Not A Man Act So - And Comes And Goes As He Pleases.

Learning Is A Friend On The Journey; A Wife In The House; Medicine In Sickness; And Religious Merit Is The Only Friend After Death.

Accumulated Wealth Is Saved By Spending Just As Incoming Fresh Water Is Saved By Letting Out Stagnant Water.

A Wise Man Should Marry A Virgin Of A Respectable Family Even If She Is Deformed. He Should Not Marry One Of A Low-class Family, Through Beauty. Marriage In A Family Of Equal Status Is Preferable.

Do Not Put Your Trust In A Bad Companion Nor Even Trust An Ordinary Friend, For If He Should Get Angry With You, He May Bring All Your Secrets To Light.