Thinking to get at once all the gold the goose could give, he killed it and opened it only to find-nothing.
A crust in comfort is better than a feast in fear.
Every tale is not to be believed.
In a crisis, give help first and then advice.
Avoid a remedy that is worse than the disease.
Better poverty without care, than riches with.
You can fool people some of the time, but you can’t fool them all of the time.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
Keep your place in life and your place will keep you.
If you choose bad companions, no one will believe that you are anything but bad yourself.
The quarrels of friends are the opportunities of foes.
Those who cry the loudest are not always the ones who are hurt the most.
Wealth unused might as well not exist.
Uninvited guests are often most welcome when they leave.
The gods help them who help themselves.
If you can’t say anything nice, then don’t say anything at all.
Always stop to think whether your fun may be the cause of another’s unhappiness.
A Fox entered the house of an actor and, rummaging through all his properties, came upon a Mask, an admirable imitation of a human head. He placed his paws on it and said, “What a beautiful head! Yet it is of no value, as it entirely lacks brains.”
I am sure the grapes are sour.
Those who suffer most cry out the least.