He who succeeds is reputed wise.
Better be the head of a cat than the tail of a lion.
Anyone who is satisfied to stand still should not complain when others pass him.
When the wind is in the east, 'tis neither good for man nor beast.
Far from the eyes, far from the heart.
If it's not one thing, it's another.
All the honey a bee gathers during its lifetime doesn't sweeten its sting.
Every fox likes a henroost.
A happy heart is better than a full purse.
A drunk man's words are a sober man's thoughts.
Everything may be borne except good fortune.
Giving is fishing.
From saying to doing is a long way.
Who lies down with dogs gets up with fleas.
Home, dear home, small as thou art, to me thou art a palace.
By asking the impossible you will get the best.
Better once than never.
He who is unable is always willing.
If pride were a disease, how many would be already dead?
The comforter's head never aches.
The court of rome likes not sheep without wool.
Men are as old as they feel, women as old as they look.
If you can't bite, don't show your teeth.
He who demands does not command.
There is no use in saying, I will not go such a way, nor drink of such a water.
The wolf is not always a wolf.
The lives of doctors, the souls of priests, and the property of lawyers, are in great danger.
Public money is like holy water; everyone helps himself to it.
He is miserable indeed that must lock up his miseries.
Better to fall from the window than the roof.
