“If a donkey kicks you and you kick back, you are both donkeys.”

Responding to foolishness with more foolishness only lowers you to the same level.

“An adult squatting down sees farther than a child standing on top of a tree.”

Age and experience often perceive more than youth and height alone.

“A fly that has no one to advise it follows the corpse into the grave.”

Those who refuse guidance can be led straight into their own ruin.

“Giant silk-cotton trees grow out of very tiny seeds.”

Great things have humble beginnings; a small start can grow into something immense.

“However black a cow is, its milk is always white.”

A person's outward appearance does not determine the goodness of what they produce.

“If a child's hands are clean, he can eat with the elders.”

Merit and good conduct earn a person a place among their elders, regardless of age.