Every man assumes the colors of his surroundings.
The wise man and the tortoise travel but never leave their home.
Riches serve a wise man but command a fool.
A happy man does not hear the clock strike.
Every man is the guardian of his own honor.
Every man is the king of his own beard.
A little man often cast a long shadow.
If there is a rich man in the area three villages are ruined.
Every man is a prince in his own bed.
Under capitalism man exploits man; under socialism the reverse is true.
If a poor man finds a penny, it is probably a false one.
To know that candles are expensive is of no value to the blind man.
Let every man mind his own business.
Better be an old man's darling than a young man's slave.
Every man is his own worst enemy.
First the man takes a drink, then the drink takes a drink, then the drink takes the man.
Beware of the man who works hard to learn something, learns it, and finds himself no wiser than before. He is full of murderous resentment of people who are ignorant without having come by their ignorance the hard way.
Never worry for fear you have broken a man's heart; at the worst it is only sprained and a week's rest will put it in perfect working condition again.
Uncle Vernon’s face worked furiously. The idea of being taught consideration by a man who had just blasted away half his living-room wall seemed to be causing him intense suffering.
Some of my friends say that I only talk about myself. But it is funny: my house is covered in art but with nothing of my own, and when I'm working, I'm only thinking about what the client wants. So I don't see it that way, but maybe it's true. I mean...
I've always been amused by the contention that brain work is harder than manual labor. I've never known a man to leave a desk for a muck-stick if he could avoid it.
