An example from the monkey: the higher it climbs, the more you see of its behind

Quote by German Proverb

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Money lent to a friend must be recovered from an enemy

Money lent to a friend must be recovered from an enemy

Necessity teaches all things

Necessity teaches all things

Who rides slow, must saddle betimes

Who rides slow, must saddle betimes

A great war leaves the country with three armies - an army of cripples, an...

A great war leaves the country with three armies - an army of cripples, an...

To live long, eat like a cat, drink like a dog.

To live long, eat like a cat, drink like a dog.

Who receives, should thank; who gives, should be silent.

Who receives, should thank; who gives, should be silent.

The oldest trees often bear the sweetest fruit

The oldest trees often bear the sweetest fruit

Charity gives itself rich; covetousness hoards itself poor

Charity gives itself rich; covetousness hoards itself poor

He who wants to warm himself in old age must build a fireplace in his...

He who wants to warm himself in old age must build a fireplace in his...

It's not healthy to swallow books without chewing.

It's not healthy to swallow books without chewing.

He who holds the ladder is as bad as the thief

He who holds the ladder is as bad as the thief

In bad luck hold out; in good luck, hold in

In bad luck hold out; in good luck, hold in

He who wants to warm himself in old age must build a fireplace in his...

He who wants to warm himself in old age must build a fireplace in his...

Advising is easier than helping

Advising is easier than helping

Ambition and fleas both jump high

Ambition and fleas both jump high

Loquacity and lying are cousins

Loquacity and lying are cousins

The cats that drive the mice away are as good as they that catch them

The cats that drive the mice away are as good as they that catch them

To bury grief plant a seed.

To bury grief plant a seed.

A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare...

A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare...

Time heals griefs and quarrels, for we change and are no longer the same persons.

Time heals griefs and quarrels, for we change and are no longer the same persons.