A rich man is either a scoundrel or the heir of a scoundrel.... >>
A fortress on its guard is not surprised.... >>
Better be the head of a rat than the tail of a lion.... >>
To flee and to run are not all one.... >>
No joy without alloy.... >>
He who wishes to make a golden door drives a nail into it ev... (French) >>
Judge not the horse by his saddle... (Chinese) >>
If three dogs chase a rabbit they cannot kill it.... (English) >>
The big thieves hang the little ones... (Benjamin Franklin) >>
An ass is but an ass, though laden with gold... (Arab) >>