| The fraud is not complete unless it be practised upon clever and cunning persons. |
| He is like the perverse porter who calls upon God only when he is under the load. |
| A lock is better than suspicion. |
| The belly rules the mind. |
| Life is like stepping onto a boat that is about to sail out to sea and sink. |
| The most important point is to accept yourself and stand on your two feet. |
| Evil enters like a needle and spreads like an oak tree. |
| A bankrupt and an usurer do not disagree. |
| He who cooks a bad thing, eats of it. |
| He who is not ashamed does whatever he likes. |