﻿LIFE AND WRITINGS OF AVYAR. ^59 



Wisdom is of greater value than ready money. 



To be on good terms with the King- is useful in due 



time. 

 A cal'imnious month is a fire in the wood. 

 Good advisers are hated by the v/orld. 

 The best ornament of a family is unanimity. 

 Wha*- a senior says, must a junior not despise. 

 If thou chcrishest passion, all thy merit is lost. 

 Get hrst the plough, and then look out for the 



oxen. 

 A m')ral life h is a happy influence on the public. 

 Gaming and quarrelling bring misery. 

 Without practical virtue there is no merit. 

 Keep a proper time even for thy bed. 

 Be peaceful, give and be happy. 

 A merchant must be careful with money. 

 Laziness brino-s ^reat distress. 

 To obey liie father is better than prayer. 

 To houour the mother is better than divine service. 

 Seek thy convenient livelihood shouldst thou even 



do it upon the sea. 

 Irreconciieableness ends in quarrel. 

 A bad wife is like a fire in the lap. 

 A slandering wife is like a devil. 

 Without the mercy of the Deity nothing will 



prosper. 

 He who squanders away ev^en what he has nbt gaine^l 



justly must perish at last. 

 In January and February sleep under a good roof. 

 Better eat by hard labour than by humble begging. 

 Speak not what is low even to thy friend. 

 Without a clean conscience there is no good sleep. 

 If the public is happy, ail are safe. 

 Improvement in wisdom improves our veracity. 

 Seek a house where o'ood water is at liand. 

 Deliberate first well what thou art going to begin. 

 The reading of good books will improve welfare. 



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