“Among walnuts only the empty one speaks.”
“Whoever does not respect you, insults you.”
“Every beetle is a gazelle in the eyes of its mother.”
“Manage with bread and salted butter until God brings something to eat with it.”
“Perform good deeds; you will not regret them.”
“A stone from the hand of a friend is an apple.”
“Work and you will be strong; sit and you will stink.”
“The tar of my country is better than the honey of others.”
“If a man leaves little children behind him, it is as if he did not die.”
“An old cat will not learn how to dance.”
“If a man once falls, all will tread on him.”
“Either do as your neighbors do, or move away.”
“It is worse to be wounded by words than a sword.”
“Abundance of money is a trial for a man.”
“The quarrel of lovers is the renewal of love.”
“The pumpkin gives birth and the fence has the trouble.”
“An agreement is a kind of debt.”
“If you are a peg, endure the knocking; if you are a mallet, strike.”
“Instruction in youth is like engraving in stone.”
“The falcon does not struggle when he is caught.”
“Friendship is honey — but don’t eat it all.”
“A good name is more valuable than a velvet garment.”
“A fly will not get into a closed mouth.”
“A wise man without a book is like a workman with no tools.”
“If the judge is against you, you should withdraw the complaint.”
“If a rich man steals it is a mistake; if a poor man makes a mistake he has stolen.”
“There is no queue at the gate of Patience.”
“The hen lays an egg, and the cock feels the pain in his backside.”
“A garden without a fence is like a dog without a tail.”
“He who flatters with laughter wants to see you cry.”
“Reading books removes sorrows from the heart.”
“Evening promises are like butter: morning comes, and it’s all melted.”
“Do not respond to a barking dog.”
“Compete, don’t envy.”
“Over truth there is light.”
