User:Kanaka maoli i puuwai/wisdom

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

He lawaia no ke kai papau, he pōkole ke aho; he lawaia 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; hoolohe ka pepeiao; paa ka waha.

(Observe with the eyes; listen with the ears; shut the mouth.)

Me he lau no ke Koolau ke aloha.

(Love is like the ends (fingertips) of the Koolau breeze.)

Aohe lokomaikai i nele i ke pānai.

(No kind deed has ever lacked it's reward)

Kuia ka hele a ka naau haahaa.

(Hesitant walks the humble hearted.)