Donkey's lips do not fit onto a horse's mouth... >>
When you throw dirt, you lose ground... >>
Lift a stone only to drop on your own feet.... >>
To open a shop is easy, to keep it open is an art.... >>
With money you are a dragon; with no money, a worm.... >>
A hungry clown is half mad.... (French) >>
Do not buy a carrier's ass, or marry an innkeeper's daughter... (Spanish) >>
To him who gives you a capon you may spare a leg and a wing.... (Spanish) >>
He is blind enough who cannot see through a sieve.... (Spanish) >>
It is better to conceal one's knowledge than to reveal one's... (Spanish) >>