“Empty vessels make the most sound.”

What goes up must come down.

The parish priest forgets that he was once a parish clerk.

Words have no wings but they can fly many thousands of miles.

Even gentle people can lose their tempers.

If a pedestrian sees a horse he will want to ride it.

Butterflies come to pretty flowers.

The walls have ears.

The bull that is used to the sun shivers by the light of the moon.

The bad calligrapher is choosy about his brushes.

Better in the grave than be a slave.

You cannot strike a face that is smiling.

It is hard to get angry at a smiling face.

Where there are no tigers, a wild cat is very self-important.

Rome wasn’t built in a day.

The frog forgets that he was once a tadpole.

One moment is worth more than a thousand gold pieces.