938 Proverbs about King / Page 28
541. It befits the king to be liberal, for he is sure of never falling into poverty.
542. King's entreaties are commands.
543. Kings have long arms.
544. Like king, like law; like law, like people.
545. Soft water constantly striking the hard stone, wears it at last.
546. Taking out without putting in, soon comes to the bottom.
547. The king of the bees has no sting.
548. The one-eyes is a king in the land of the blind.
549. Thinking is not knowing.
550. Would you have me serve you, good king, give me the means of living.
551. As the king lives, so live his vassals.
552. Who is hurry, goes walking.
553. "What is marriage, mother?" "Child, it is spinning, having children, making money, and weeping.
554. A barking dog was never a good hunter.
555. Thinking of where you are going, you forget from whence you came.
556. Married couples who love each other tell each other a thousand things without talking.
557. In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is a king.
558. A foolish man may be known by six things: Anger without cause, speech without profit, change without progress, inquiry without object, putting trust in a stranger, and mistaking foes for friends.
559. The ass went seeking for horns and lost his ears.
560. If you hear a person talking good about things that aren't in you, don't be sure that he wouldn't also say bad things about things that aren't in you.
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