The Journal of Negro History, Volume 1, January 1916. Various

The Journal of Negro History, Volume 1, January 1916 - Various


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begin by being foolish and we become wise by experience.

      Familiarity

      Familiarity induces contempt, but distance secures respect.

      Faults

      Faults are like a hill, you stand on your own and you talk about those of other people.

      Faults of the Rich

      If thou art poor, do not make a rich man thy friend.

      If thou goest to a foreign country, do not alight at a rich man's house.

      Favor of the Great

      To love the king is not bad, but a king who loves you is better.

      Folly

      After a foolish action comes remorse.

      Forethought

      A person prepared beforehand is better than after reflection.

      The day on which one starts is not the time to commence one's preparation.

      Forgiveness

      He who forgives ends the quarrel.

      Friends

      There are three friends in this world–courage, sense, and insight.

      Friendship

      Hold a true friend with both of your hands.

      Future

      Thou knowest the past but not the future. As to what is future, even a bird with a long neck can not see it, but God only.

      Gossip

      Gossip is unbecoming an elder.

      Gentleness

      A matter dealt with gently is sure to prosper, but a matter dealt with violently causes vexation.

      Hate

      There is no medicine for hate.

      Heart

      It is the heart that carries one to heaven.

      Heathen

      He is a heathen who bears malice.

      Hope

      Hope is the pillar of the world.

      Ignorance

      Lack of knowledge is darker than night.

      An ignorant man is always a slave.

      Whoever works without knowledge works uselessly.

      Immortality

      Since thou hast no benefactor in this world, thy having one in the next world will be all the more pleasant.

      Injury

      He who injures another brings injury upon himself.

      Laziness

      Laziness lends assistance to fatigue.

      A lazy man looks for light employment.

      Love

      One does not love another if one does not accept anything from him.

      If you love the children of others, you will love your own even better.

      Meekness

      If one knows thee not or a blind man scolds thee, do not become angry.

      Mother

      Him whose mother is no more, distress carries off.

      Necessity of Effort

      The sieve never sifts meal by itself.

      Old Age

      There are no charms or medicine against old age.

      Opportunity

      The dawn does not come twice to wake a man.

      Patience

      At the bottom of patience there is heaven.

      Patience is the best of qualities; he who possesses it possesses all things.

      People

      Ordinary people are as common as grass, but good people are dearer than the eye.

      Politeness

      Bowing to a dwarf will not prevent your standing erect again.

      "I have forgotten thy name" is better than "I know thee not."

      Poverty

      A poor man has no friends.

      He who has no house has no word in society.

      Riches

      Property is the prop of life.

      A wealthy man always has followers.

      Sleep

      Sleep has no favorites.

      Strife

      Strife begets a gentle child.

      Sun

      The sun is the king of torches.

      Trade

      Trade is not something imaginary or descriptive, but something real and profitable.

      Truth

      Lies, however numerous, will be caught by truth when it rises up.

      The voice of truth is easily known.

      Unselfishness

      If you love yourself others will hate you, if you humble yourself others will love you.

      Valor

      Boasting at home is not valor; parade is not battle; when war comes the valiant will be known.

      The fugitive never stops to pick the thorn from his foot.

      Wisdom

      A man may be born to wealth, but wisdom comes only with length of days.

      A man with wisdom is better off than a stupid man with any amount of charms and superstition.

      Know thyself better than he who speaks of thee.

      Not to know is bad, not to wish to know is worse.

      A counsellor who understands proverbs soon sets matters right.

      Proverbs Based on the Observation of Animals

      Butterfly

      The butterfly that brushes against thorns will tear its wings.

      Dog

      If the dog is not at home, he barks not.

      A heedless dog will not do for the chase.

      A lurking dog does not lie in the hyena's lair.

      Elephant

      He who can not move an ant, and yet tries to move an elephant, shall find out his folly.

      The elephant does not find his trunk heavy.

      Were no elephant in the jungle, the buffalo would be a great animal.

      Fly

      If the fly flies, the frog goes not supperless to bed.

      Fox

      When the fox dies, fowls do not mourn.

      Goat

      When the goat goes abroad, the sheep must run.

      Rat

      When


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