You pull chestnuts from the fire with a cat's paws.
Tell your secret to your friend and he will set his foot on your neck.
The villain that becomes rich knows neither friends nor family.
It is the raised stick that makes the dog obey.
To be good tends to give absence later on.
Death respects neither young nor old, neither poor nor rich.
Have the courage not to adopt another's courage.
When the bait is more than the fish, 'tis time to stop fishing.
Insults should be written in the sand, and praises carved in stone.
