He who is not friendly towards a good guest will never have one.
If you have nothing else to offer me, offer me your smile.
Don't call the alligator "big-mouth" till you have crossed the river.
You must have slept with jean to know how he snores.
Whoever is ashamed to sleep with his wife will never have children.
Bad friends prevent you from having good friends.
Marriage is like a groundnut: you have to crack them to see what is inside.
Sometimes you have to throw yourself into the fire to escape from the smoke.
Who wouldn't lick his fingers when they have been dipped in honey?
To sin in secret is more pleasant than having pleasure in the open.
If you want to buy love, love itself is the price you'll have to pay.
Poets know all about famous places without having been there.
Pray that you will never have to bear all that you are able to endure.
Some will enjoy the honey, others will have to put up with the sting.
"We have rowed well," said the flea as the fishing boat arrives at its mooring.
Once the cattle have been split up, then the tiger strikes.
The more hair a dog has, the more fleas he will have.
From someone else's cart you have to get off halfway.
Even the most beautiful sheets have small flaws.
You don't get a headache from what other people have drunk.
Wink at small faults, for you have great ones yourself.
