If you continually harvest without fertilizing the land will soon be exhausted and you’ll have bad years.
The rich man breaks through the mesh and escapes, the afflicted man remains in the net and is caught.
When the olive tree blooms during april, olives are harvested with barrels, when it blossoms in june, they are harvested in handfuls.
When the moon is pale, it will rain; when it’s red, it will be windy and when it’s clear, it will be serene.
When it rains in the morning, take the plow and start sowing; when it rains between vespers and nightfall, put on your boots.
When in march sun and water are taking turns with water and sun, the mules end up doing the carrying.
Choose her for her beauty and even choose her without a dowry because from her beauty you’ll get pleasure.
The young man plays the flute, the middle aged man plays the harpsichord, the old man plays the organ.
If the young had the motivation and the old had the strength, there’d be nothing that couldn’t be accomplished.