The simpleton went to the wedding and said, "Indeed, it is much better here than it is at home." He sleeps for himself and dreams for others. The flower falls under the bush. Not everything round is an apple. What does an ass know about almonds? A king must be worthy of a crown. When you are going in consider first how you are coming out. What thou canst do to-day leave not until to-morrow. The rose of winter-time is fire. The end of strife is repentance. From the same flower the serpent draws poison and the bees honey. My heart is no table-cover to be spread over everything. As long as the wagon is not upset the way is not mended. The water that drowns me is for me an ocean. The Armenian has his understanding in his head, the Georgian in his eyes. The ass knows seven ways of swimming, but when he sees the water he forgets them all. The wound of a dagger heals, but that of the tongue, never. A good ox is known in the yoke, a good woman at the cradle of her child. Love ever so well, there is also hate; hate ever so much, there is always love. A shrewd enemy is better than a stupid friend. To rise early is not everything; happy are they who have the help of God. A dress that is not worn wears itself out. I came from the ocean and was drowned in a spoonful of water. Because the cat could get no meat, he said, "To-day is Friday." The house that a woman builds God will not destroy; but a woman is likely to destroy the house that God has built. The dowry a woman brings into the house is a bell. Whenever you come near, the clapper strikes in your face. By asking, one finds the way to Jerusalem. Which of the five fingers can you cut off without hurting yourself? The father's kingdom is the son's mite. Far from the eye, far from the heart. If a brother was really good for anything, God would have one. When God gives, He gives with both hands. A daughter is a treasure which belongs to another. The world is a pair of stairs: some go up and others go down. The poor understand the troubles of the poor. The childless have one trouble, but those who have children have a thousand. God turns away his face from a shameless man. The eyes would not disagree even if the nose were not between them. Until you see trouble you will never know joy. You never know a man until you have eaten a barrel of salt with him. Every man's own trouble is as large as a camel. The goat prefers one goat to a whole herd of sheep. The fox has destroyed the world, and the wolf has lost his calling. The fool throws himself into the stream, and forty wise men cannot pull him out. A near neighbor is better than a distant kinsman. When I have honey, the flies come even from Bagdad. A guest comes from God. The guest is the ass of the inn-keeper. When everything is cheap the customer has no conscience. * * * * * THE SHEEP-BROTHER