Throw him into the river and he will come up with a fish in his mouth.
"I won't tie up the mule in a horse's place," says the widow.
Fail to steal the chicken while it ate up your bait grain.
If you want to go up in the world, veil ambition with the forms of humanity.
Only when all contribute their firewood can they build up a strong fire.
The flatterer makes you climb up a tree then takes the ladder away.
There are many paths up the mountain, but the view from the top is always the same.
You won't help shoots grow by pulling them up higher.
If you take too long to choose, you will end up with the leftovers.
If you want some lies to be believed wrap them up in truths.
Men count up the faults of those who keep them waiting.
People count up the faults of those who are keeping them waiting.
People count up the faults of those who keep them waiting.
Give up the smallest part of a secret, and the rest is no longer in your power.
He who follows advice from women will end up in hell.
You warm up something for ten days and it goes cold in one.
"Rejoice not at thine enemy's fall"--but don't rush to pick his up, either.
He who took the donkey up to the roof should bring it down.
However early you get up you cannot hasten the dawn.
Tie up the hen that eats at your place and lays eggs elsewhere.
We all end up in a single bed sooner or later.
