Yao ProverbsDefinitions

Covetousness is the father of disease.

Covetousness is the father of unsatisfied desires.

Friendship does not go to the heart when kept up only while eyes see eyes.

Health is the recipe for wealth.

Patience is the elixir of life.

Patience is the father of virtues.

Peace is the father of friendship.

A Proverb is the horse of conversation ; when the conversation droops, a proverb revives it.

Teamwork is necessary — a canoe is paddled on both sides