A pigeon sneering at a roc;—a mean man despising a prince.
To climb a tree to catch a fish, is to talk much and get nothing.
To test one good horse by judging the portrait of another.
A fish sports in the kettle, but his life will not be long.
Like a swallow building her nest on a hut is an anxious statesman.
Like a crane among hens is a man of parts among fools.
Like a sheep dressed in a tiger’s skin is a superficial scholar.
Like a cuckoo in a magpie’s nest is one who enjoys another’s labor.
To hang on the tail of a beautiful horse. (To seek promotion.)
Do not pull up your stockings in a melon field, or arrange your hat under a peach tree, lest people think you are stealing.