19.
Long are the arms of a learned man.
20.
Cowards sink from toil and peril,
- Vulgar souls attempt and fail;
Men of metal, nothing daunted,
- Persevere till they prevail.
21.
As the sun in the east dispels the gloom of night, so can books dispel ignorance.
22.
Companionship with the base leads to vice: rivers of sweet water become undrinkable when they join the sea.
23.
Impossible is it for those consumed by desire to gain repose, as it is for two pieces of green wood to burn when rubbed in water.
24.
Reason is carried away tinder the influence of passion, just as a ship in a stormy sea.
25.
A bear's skin washed becomes not white: a wooden image, if beaten, does not acquire excellence.
26.
Treating an evil-doer kindly is like painting a picture on water; no one ploughs the air nor bathes the wind.
27.
A dog's tail cannot be made straight; a stubborn woman cannot be reformed.
