User:Kanaka maoli i puuwai/wisdom

E hana mua i kā ke kino mamua o ka hana ʻana i kō hoʻi
(Do your personal work before doing for others)

He lawaiʻa no ke kai papaʻu, he pōkole ke aho; he lawaiʻa no ke kai hohonu he loa ke aho.
(A fisherman of the shallow sea uses only a short line; a fisherman of the deep sea has a long line.)

A person whose knowledge is shallow does not have much, but he, whose knowledge is deep, does.

Nānā ka maka; hoʻolohe ka pepeiao; paʻa ka waha.
(Observe with the eyes; listen with the ears; shut the mouth.)

Me he lau no ke Koʻolau ke aloha.
(Love is like the ends (fingertips) of the Koʻolau breeze.)

ʻAʻohe lokomaikaʻi i nele i ke pānaʻi.
(No kind deed has ever lacked it's reward)

Kuʻia ka hele a ka naʻau haʻahaʻa.
(Hesitant walks the humble hearted.)