18 Hot tempers start fights;a calm, cool spirit keeps the peace.
19 The path of lazy people is overgrown with briers;the diligent walk down a smooth road.
20 Intelligent children make their parents proud;lazy students embarrass their parents.
21 The empty-headed treat life as a plaything;the perceptive grasp its meaning and make a go of it.
22 Refuse good advice and watch your plans fail;take good counsel and watch them succeed.
23 Congenial conversation—what a pleasure!The right word at the right time—beautiful!
24 Life ascends to the heights for the thoughtful—it’s a clean about-face from descent into hell.