The nail that sticks its head up is the one that gets hit.
The nail that sticks up gets hammered down.
The other side also has another side.
The past is the future of the present.
The path of duty lies in what is near at hand, but men look for it in what is remote.
The pensioner gets the wages of the death.
The plagiarist turns the body inside-out and changes the bones.
The poor have no time to spare.
The prettiest of shoes makes a sorry hat.
The reverse side also has a reverse side.
The sack of longing has no bottom.
The second word makes the fray.
The smaller the margin, the greater the turnover.
The sparrow flying behind the hawk thinks the hawk is fleeing.
The speaker may well be a fool but the listener is wise.
The spendthrift beats his money as if it were a carpet.
The taller the bamboo grows, the lower it bends.
The taste of cold water after drinking, is a pleasure that the teetotaler will never know.
The tongue is more to be feared than the sword.
The turtle underestimates the value of fast feet.
The unscrupulous succeed every time.
