A fool and his money are soon parted.-Stupid people spend their money carelessly and soon become poor.
“Annadanam maha danam – vidya danam mahattaram | Annena kshanika thripthihi – yavajjivanthu vidyayaa ||”
Feeding is a good philanthropy activity. But educating is much higher. The food will get digested soon. The education will remain the whole life.
A stitch in time saves nine.-Repair something as soon as it is damaged. That’s a small repair job. If not, you will have a much bigger and more expensive repair job later.
A just war is better than an unjust peace.-Fighting between countries for a fair and good cause is better than no fighting in a situation that is unfair.
A still tongue makes a wise head.-Someone who does not talk much, but listens to other people, probably has experience, knowledge and good judgement.