The fox knows well with whom he plays tricks.... >>
He who has lost his oxen is always hearing bells.... >>
A good paymaster is keeper of other men's purses.... >>
A determined heart will not be counselled.... >>
An ounce of blood is worth more than a pound of friendship.... >>
A thorn comes into the world point foremost.... (French) >>
One never gets more than one's money's worth of anything.... (French) >>
Zeal without knowledge is like fire without light.... (English) >>
Proportion your expenses to what you have, not what you expe... (English) >>
Fail to steal the chicken while it ate up your bait grain.... (Chinese) >>