It's normal for a sieve to have holes in it.
Better to have one thousand enemies outside the house than to have one single enemy inside it.
A cemetery never refuses a corpse.
A polite devil is more agreeable than a rude saint.
A wretched year has twenty-four months.
Lock your door rather than accuse your neighbor.
A polite devil is more agreeable than rude saint.
A bite from a loving mouth is worth more than a kiss from any other.
He who gossips to you will gossip about you.
If anyone is not willing to accept your point of view, try to see his point of view.
It is easier to be a happy bachelor for a year than a widower for a month.
Lower your voice and strengthen your argument.
The worst ache is the present ache.
When you're out of luck in the coffin making business, no one dies.
A dressed up lie is worth more than a badly told truth.
If you spit in the face of a coward he'll tell you that it's raining.
If you follow the lead of the cockerel, you'll be led to the poulterer.
If you fall in love let her be a beauty; if you should steal, let it be a camel.
If you beat my drum, I will blow your whistle.
If you are too sparing with the cat's food, the rats will eat your ears.
If summer had a mother, she would weep at summer's passing.
If someone puts their trust in you, don't sever it.
If a rich man eats a snake people say, "this is wisdom!" if a poor man eats a snake people say, "this is folly!"
Hygiene is two thirds of health.
His brains hang at the top of his fez.
He who wants to eat honey should endure the stings.
He who took the donkey up to the roof should bring it down.
He who slaps himself on the face should not cry ouch.
