A rich man is either a scoundrel or the heir of a scoundrel.... >>
Sow corn in clay, and plant vines in sand.... >>
Good words and no deeds are rushes and reeds.... >>
He who does not mix with the crowd knows nothing.... >>
A blow with a reed makes a noise but hurts not.... >>
The child is the father of the man.... (American) >>
Who goes a beast to Rome, a beast returns.... (English) >>
The old horse may die in someone's keeping.... (Chinese) >>
Donkey's lips do not fit onto a horse's mouth... (Chinese) >>
When the butcher dies, do you think we shall eat our pork wi... (Chinese) >>