Old saying

Young folk silly folk old folk cold folk.

Riches serve a wise man but command a fool.

Poor men seek meat for their stomach rich men stomach for their meat.

The silent dog is the first to bite.

If you can't bite don't show your teeth.

From listening comes wisdom and from speaking repentance.

An indecent mind is a perpetual feast.

In the ant's house the dew is a flood.

Every path has its puddle.

Self-praise is no recommendation.

The French have a passion for revolution but an abhorrence of change.

What can't be cured must be endured.

The eyes are the window of the soul.

What is the use of running when you are on the wrong road?

Every time history repeats itself the price goes up.

Living in the past has one thing in its favour - it's cheaper.

Ten lands are sooner known than one man.

When you live next to the cemetery you cannot weep for everyone.