It is good to beat a proud man when he is alone, [21]

It is good to buy when another wants to sell, [95]

It is good to go afoot when one is tired of riding, [324]

It is good to have friends everywhere, [21], [95]

It is good to hold the clothes of one who is swimming, [95]

It is good to lend to God and to the soil—they pay good interest, [360]

It is good to sleep in a whole skin, [134], [323], [360]

It is good to warm oneself by another’s fire, [324]

It is hard to blow with a full mouth, [334]

It is hard to catch birds with an empty hand, [162]