A good name is a rich inheritance, [143]

A good name is better than oil (i. e. riches), [313]

A good neighbour is better than a brother far off, [371]

A good paymaster does not hesitate to give good security, [76]

A good paymaster is keeper of other men’s purses, [216]

A good paymaster needs no security, [196]

A good pilot is not known when the sea is calm and the weather fair, [371]

A good repast ought to begin with hunger, [61]

A good swimmer is not safe against drowning, [8]

A good swordsman is never quarrelsome, [9]