“They asked the Turkmen whether he wants to buy bees, he said Why should I have all that buzz with my money?”

He beats his breast who does not beat his child.

Who gossips to you, will gossip of you

Fear an ignorant man more than a lion

A lion sleeps in the heart of every brave man.

The granary is at the point of the plowshare.

A small key opens big doors.

A wise man remembers his friends at all times; a fool, only when he has need of them.

There is an uphill for every downhill, and a downhill for every uphill.

A cup of coffee commits one to forty years of friendship.

Whoever digs a pit for his neighbor should dig it his own size.

Remain hungry but do not start begging.

Stretch your feet according to your blanket.

A pound is sixteen ounces wherever you go.

A good companion shortens the longest road.

If skill could be gained by watching, every dog would become a butcher.

Two captains sink a ship.