Sayings of the wise continued..."A house is built by wisdom and becomes strong through good sense. Through knowledge its rooms are filled with all sort of precious riches and valuables. A home, a marriage, a business, literally, anything of worth is built through wisdom, gets better by having good sense and prospers by getting requisite knowledge. "If you fall under pressure, your strength is too small." It's simple, you have no one else to blame if you keep failing under pressure, just build up your strength. "Do your planning and prepare your fields before building your house." Plan, have a good paying job or source of income, then you can consider building a house, not the other way round. "Patience can persuade a prince, and soft speech can break bones." You don't have to be shouting to be heard, just the right words will get the job done. Finally, "Putting confidence in an unreliable person in times of trouble is like chewing with a broken tooth or walking on a lame foot." You know it's not effective, in fact, painful even. Also, note it says, in times of trouble because you can usually get away with it during times of peace. Surround yourself with reliable people and be reliable yourself.
