A cat likes to eat fresh fish but it will not go into the water.
A donkey that carries me is worth more than a horse that kicks me.
A tiger wearing a bell will starve.
Don't look for bad things in the good that you do.
Don't undo your bootlaces until you have seen the river.
Even foul water will quench fire.
Greed keeps men forever poor, even the abundance of this world will not make them rich.
He who drinks, dies; he who does not drink, dies as well.
He who wants to build high must dig deep.
If you are going to steal bells plug your ears.
If you are sick, think about your life; if you are better, think about your gold.
In a good word there are three winters' warmth; in one malicious word there is pain for six frosty months.
It's difficult to take a wolf cub without bringing in the whole pack.
Men and women sleep on the same pillow, but they have different dreams.
Of the good we have an understanding, for fools we keep a stick upstairs.
Once you have locked your door you are the emperor in your own domain.
One idiot can ask more questions than ten wise men can answer.
Rich is he who has no debts, fortunate he who lives without handicap.
The distance between heaven and earth is no greater than one thought.
The donkey recognizes the tracks of a horse.
The fish sees the bait not the hook; a man sees not the danger -- only the profit.