515 Proverbs about Heir / Page 26
501. The dead man's heirs are many, but not his brothers.
502. A nation is not conquered until the hearts of its women are on the ground. Then it is finished, no matter how brave its warriors or how strong their weapons.
503. Many have fallen with the bottle in their hand.
504. All people have their friend and their enemy within themselves.
505. The little birds have god for their caterer.
506. The tortoise is friends with the snail: those with shells keep their shells close together.
507. The goats pasture with bells hanging from their necks in order not to stray.
508. Rich people cook their food in a potsherd.
509. Parents give birth to the body of their children, but not always to their characters.
510. Great chiefs prove their worthiness.
511. No one roasts rotten meat and puts it in the mouth of their friend and then says 'you mouth stinks.'
512. You disturb monkeys on their way to drink.
513. They are happy, the free men that have their fathers.
514. Never marry an heiress, unless her father has been hanged. She is sure to be proud.
515. When men are rightly occupied their happiness grows of their work.
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