“Speak with farmers like farmers speak, and with the educated in latin.”

The more chefs, the worse the soup.

Joy and sorrow are next door neighbors.

Children do as you do, not as you say.

Cookie searches for a wife.

The exception confirms the rule.

A peacock has too little in its head and too much in its tail.

Don’t sell the fur until the bear has been shot.

Empty barrels are noisiest.

The master has long arms, but they don’t reach heaven.

Advice should be viewed from behind.

All is fair in love and war.

We all start out as children.

The afternoon knows what the morning never suspected.

Easier said than done.

Don’t let grass grow on your feet.

The most important thing is not to win, but to fight well.