One is received according to one's coat; one is dismissed according to one's brain.

When the ax came into the forest, the trees said, 'The handle is one of us.'

Trust but verify.

Only the evening will show what the day has been.

A guest has not to thank the host, but the host the guest.

The rich would have to eat money, but luckily the poor provide food.

Even pain has its joy.

The riches that are in the heart cannot be stolen.

If everyone gives one thread, the poor person will have a shirt.

Gossip needs no carriage.