Many men are like clocks that show one hour and strike another.
Mine and thine are the sources of all quarrels.
Misfortune sits on a rich man's lap but grabs the throat of the pauper.
Money is more eloquent than twelve members of parliament.
Never repent a good action.
No man is so tall that he need never stretch and none so small that he need never stoop.
No matter how high a bird can fly, it still has to look for food on the ground.
No one can be caught in places he does not visit.
No one is rich enough to do without a neighbor.
No one is so rich that he can do without a good neighbor.
Not everybody is as bad as he is dressed.
Old mistakes need more friends than new truths.
One bag of money is stronger than two bags of truth.
One eye is a better witness than two ears.
One should speak a little with others and a lot with oneself.
One who is afraid of asking is ashamed of learning.
One who is afraid of asking questions is ashamed of learning.
Onions, smoke and women bring tears to your eyes.
Presents make women affable, priests indulgent, and the law crooked.
Quick and well seldom go together.
Relatives are the worst friends, said the fox as the dogs took after him.
