Peace.

Meaning: Bearing a temporary difficulty can sometimes lead to relief. The saying values endurance while leaving open whether tolerating the situation is actually helpful.

Meaning: The saying predicts that someone striking with a sword will be beaten with its scabbard. Aggression is answered through a related but different instrument.

Meaning: The saying pictures a sword drawn against a prince with its scabbard discarded. It presents defiance as a commitment that leaves no easy return to putting the weapon away.

Meaning: A person who carries inflammatory stories between others can prolong a quarrel. The saying suggests addressing that source of conflict, without promising that excluding one person resolves every dispute or justifies suppressing a legitimate concern.

Meaning: The saying pictures visible tears ending quickly. A careful reading separates that outward change from the feelings and needs that may continue underneath.

Meaning: Pause to consider what your words will do before saying them. A little thought can prevent a careless remark that is difficult to take back.

Meaning: Threats do not always become actions. The saying distinguishes an announced harm from its fulfilment but offers no reliable measure of the danger in a particular case.

Meaning: Even an intense grief may change with time. The saying offers hope for easing, while its sweeping claim should not impose an outcome or deadline.

Meaning: The saying describes time as curing sorrow. A careful interpretation treats that as hope for gradual change rather than a promise that waiting erases loss.

Meaning: A person can choose silence when speaking would be poorly timed or unhelpful. The saying invites judgment about an occasion rather than a permanent duty to remain quiet.

Meaning: Keep your speech under considered control rather than letting impulse set its tone. Firm words can remain measured, accurate and proportionate without becoming an unnecessary attack.

Meaning: Do not let a small disagreement needlessly destroy a worthwhile friendship. Consider the importance of the issue and seek a proportionate response before turning irritation into a lasting quarrel.

Meaning: Actively provoking conflict can make opportunities for it easier to find. The saying warns about searching for a quarrel, without implying that people who experience trouble chose it or are responsible for harm done to them.

Meaning: Avoid seeking a gain in the middle of disorder or conflict when doing so may draw you into trouble or unfair conduct. This warning takes a cautious view of an opportunity another saying might celebrate.

Meaning: Do not make a small matter more troublesome than its consequences justify. The saying encourages proportionate attention, while the label trifle must be examined rather than used to dismiss another person’s legitimate concern.

Meaning: The saying treats negotiation as a sign that courage is close to surrender. A critical reading questions that assumption rather than equating discussion with weakness.

Meaning: War is condemned through an image of death consuming lives. Calling it a feast gives its destructive consequences moral force.

Meaning: The saying condemns encouraging war through a religious image of serving evil. It urges scrutiny of rhetoric that turns violence into a cause for enthusiasm.

Meaning: The saying links successful fighting with a favourable peace. A critical reading asks what good peace requires rather than assuming victory supplies it.

Meaning: An occasional small failing may deserve tolerance rather than a confrontation. Choose which imperfections need attention instead of treating every irritation as a major offence.

Meaning: The saying links sound judgement with peace, and peace with conditions for prosperity. It presents a hopeful connection, not a guarantee that careful decisions will end conflict or provide plenty for everyone.

Meaning: The saying contrasts speech with physical harm, treating words as passing and blows as cruel. That contrast needs correction because words can also cause lasting harm.

Meaning: Considerate words can calm an overheated exchange. Acknowledgement and clear, respectful language may reduce tension enough for people to address what actually needs to happen.

Meaning: Cruel words can leave a lasting hurt even after the moment has passed. Think about their effect rather than assuming that speech is harmless because it leaves no visible mark.