“Who has never tasted what is bitter does not know what is sweet.”
“Charity sees the need, not the cause.”
“Fear makes the wolf bigger than he is.”
“In time of war the devil makes more room in hell.”
“Truth has a handsome countenance but torn garments.”
“Great things are done more through courage than through wisdom.”
“Speech is silver silence is golden.”
“Better silent than stupid.”
“God helps those who help themselves.”
“God gives the nuts but he does not crack them.”