The famous aphorisms in English are as follows:

1. Be honest rather clever.

Honesty is more important than cleverness.

2. Being on sea, sail; being on land, settle.

Be content with the situation.

3. Be just to all, but trust not all.

Be just to all people, but do not trust all people.

4. Believe not all that you see nor half what you hear.

Don’t believe everything you see, and don’t believe half what you hear.

5. Be slow to promise and quick to perform.

A promise that is not taken lightly will always be fulfilled.

6. Be swift to hear, slow to speak.

Listen more and speak less.

7. Better an empty purse than an empty head.

Better an empty purse than an empty head.

8. Better an open enemy than a false friend.

It is easy to hide from open guns, but difficult to guard against hidden arrows.

9. Better good neighbors near than relations far away.

Far relatives are not as good as close neighbors.

10. Between the cup and the lip a morsel may slip.

Failed.