A good merchant has neither money nor goods.
A net will catch more than a pole.
A priest's belly is made up of several sheepskins.
All ages are submissive to love.
An argument is fine only when there is to be a fight.
As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far place.
Don't drive a Binya into the woods if he has found his way to your house.
Don't raise your stick and the dog won't bark at you.
Eat what is cooked, listen to what is said.
Even honor is not an honor, if there is nothing to eat.
For him who does not believe in signs, there is no way to live in the world.
He can cheat a fish of its skin.
He took the devil's mat, but he'll pay back with his skin.
His word is as good as a tied knot.
If the pocket is empty, the judge is deaf.
If you don't deceive, you can't sell.
Loose words are picked up like gold coin.
No one knows how the poor man dines.
Not everything is a mermaid that dives into the water.
Old age is not a joy, but death is not a gain.
One man in a field is not a warrior.
Peace lasts till the army comes, and the army lasts till peace comes.
Smooth hands love the labor of others.
The horse loves oats; the earth, manure; and the governor, tribute.
The wise man boasts of his goods and wares; the foolish one of his young wife.
There's no harm in wine, it's drunkenness that is at fault.
To every high mountain, there is a higher one.
Until you have smoked out the bees, you can't eat the honey.
You can't do everything at once.
You do not drink soup with a knife.
