| Coffee should be black as Hell, strong as death, & sweet as love. |
| A good deed dies when it is spoken about. |
| When the snake is in the house, one need not discuss the matter at length. |
| A smooth sea never made a skilled mariner. |
| The fool speaks, the wise man listens. |
| The owl is the wisest of all birds because the more it sees, the less it talks. |
| Quiet streams erode the shore. |
| The innkeeper loves the drunkard, but not for a son-in-law. |
| Hold a true friend with both your hands. |
| You well never plow a field by turning it over in your mind. |