When the dog is down, every one is ready to bite him.
There is no greater misfortune, than to not be able to endure misfortune.
Patience overtaxed turns to rage.
Give a thief enough rope and he'll hang himself.
A soft-spoken compliment is honied poison.
Meat has no choice morsel.
What is not understood.
The song that has no leader, goes wrong.
Wine is the mirror of the mind.
When a person is not as she used to be, she does not behave as she used to behave.
When in doubt, surprise them.
He, who denies his faults, makes no atonement for them.
Be careful of the teacher you choose and the water you drink.
He is his own trumpeter.
The silver is become dross.