Advice is least heeded when most needed... >>
Under a tattered cloak you will generally find a good drinker... >>
When eating bamboo sprouts, remember the man who planted them... >>
Better be ill spoken of by one before all than by all before one... >>
Do not speak of a rhinoceros if there is no tree nearby... >>
He expects that larks will fall ready roasted into his mouth... (French) >>
The cat is friendly, but scratches.... (Spanish) >>
A bad man's gift is like his master.... (Spanish) >>
Self-praise is no praise at all.... (English) >>
He that plants trees loves others besides himself.... (English) >>