Facts speak plainer than words.

Adversity brings prosperity. Poverty leads to change.

Adversity makes people wise, not rich. Adversity makes talents.

A fair death honors a lifetime. A fair death honors a lifetime.

Faithful friends are hard to find. A bosom friend is hard to find.

A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.

The fox will get old, but it will never get better. The rivers and mountains may change, but not one's essential nature