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| ONLY the shoe knows if the stocking has a hole. | 1 |
| The rat eats the cane, and the innocent lizard dies for it. | 2 |
| To-day it’s my turn, to-morrow it’s yours. | 3 |
| When you dine with the devil, use a long spoon. | 4 |
| You can’t catch a flea with one finger. | 5 |
| The snake that wants to live does not keep to the highroad. | 6 |
| You should never blame the owner of a goat for claiming it. | 7 |
| The ears do not weigh more than the head. | 8 |
| Wait till you are across the river before you call the alligator names. | 9 |
| If the tortoise that comes up from the bottom of the water tells you an alligator is blind, you may believe him. | 10 |
| A frog in want of a shirt will ask for a pair of drawers. | 11 |
| The ox never says “Thank you” to the pasture. | 12 |
| Joke with a monkey as much as you please, but don’t play with its tail. | 13 |
| What business have eggs dancing with stones? | 14 |
| If you insist on punishing an enemy, do not make him fetch water in a basket. | 15 |
| The wild hog knows what tree he is rubbing against. | 16 |
| Hang your knapsack where you can reach it. | 17 |
| The pumpkin vine does not yield calabashes. | 18 |
| Every jack-knife found on the highway will be lost on the highway. | 19 |
| All wood is wood, but deal is not cedar. | 20 |
| It is the frog’s own tongue that betrays him. | 21 |
| The same stick which beats a black dog may beat a white one. | 22 |
| Hunger will make a monkey eat pepper. | 23 |
| Accidents do not give warning, like rain. | 24 |
| You pretend to die, and I’ll pretend to bury you. | 25 |
| Making a fuss is not making haste. | 26 |
| He who tells you to buy a horse with a big belly will not help you feed him. | 27 |
| A dog will never bite its pups to the bone. | 28 |
| If adders were not so dangerous, women would use them for petticoat strings. | 29 |
| If you quarrel with the highroad, which way will you go? | 30 |
| The spoon goes to the tray’s house, but the tray never goes to the spoon’s house. | 31 |
| If you want your eggs hatched, sit on them yourself. | 32 |
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