Let not the tongue speak what the head may have to pay for.
Talking about bulls is not the same as facing them in the ring.
Cleanliness is the luxury of the poor.
Revenge is a dish that tastes better cold.
From the fallen tree everyone makes firewood.
Better to be alone than in bad company.
An idle mind is the devil's playground.
God is bigger than your problems.
Respect for the rights of others is peace.
There's no better mirror than an old friend.
If you would be a good judge, pay attention to what everyone says.
Do good and don't worry to whom.
He who walks with wolves learns to howl.
Better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.
He who does not venture has no luck.
The rat that knows but one hole is soon caught by the cat.
Old debts are not paid, and new ones are left to get old.
Never ask God to give you anything; ask Him to put you where things are.
A word and a stone once thrown away cannot be returned.
The more one looks, the less one sees.
Better a donkey that tarries than one that won't carry its load.
The dog that has his bitch in town never barks well.
It's not enough to know how to ride -- one must also know how to fall.
Blood boils without flame.
It is not enough to know how to ride you must also know how to fall.
Youth is a folly; maturity, a struggle; old age a remorse.
Your hometown is like a small fatherland.
You judge the way you live.
You don't look a gift horse in the mouth.
You cannot worship an unknown saint.
Yes, old: But never sexually cold.
Wounds from the knife are healed, but not those from the tongue.
Worth makes the man and want of it the fellow.
Works, and not words, are the proofs of love.
Words of the mouth are like a stone in a sling.
Words and feathers are carried away by the wind.
With patience and a bit of spittle, the elephant picks up the ant so little.
Who wakes up early gets the God's help.
While life yet lasts, laughter and molasses.
Where there was fire, ashes remain.
Where there are weapons, there will be wars.
Where there are trees there are no builders.
Where the river makes a sound, you can be sure it's carrying water.
When young, it's all dreams; when old, all memories.
