He is a great fool who forgets himself, [21]

He is a great simpleton who starves himself to feed another, [224]

He is a horse with four white feet (i. e. he is unlucky), [12]

He is a man like a book, [303]

He is a man who acts like a man, [353]

He is a poor smith who is afraid of sparks, [359]

He is a sorry barber who has but one comb, [128]

He is a thief indeed who robs a thief, [8]

He is a very bad manager of honey who leaves nothing to lick off his fingers, [9]

He is an essence of scoundrels, [326]