“If you starve for three days, there is no thought that does not invade your imagination.”

Even a monk can’t shave his own head.

Better to ask the way than to go astray.

A physician’s neighbor is never a doctor.

The bad plowman quarrels with his oxen.

You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink.

It is a bad plowman that quarrels with his ox.

What looks good tastes good.

Look before you leap.

Woman was born three days earlier than the devil.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Remember, even monkeys fall out of trees.

A poor old horse will have a worn out tail.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

The nicest woman is your own; the nicest harvest is your neighbors.

The deeper the waters are, the more still they run.

One good turn deserves another.