It is absurd to ape our betters.
The cat always leaves a mark on his friend.
Give assistance, not advice, in a crisis.
Every man carries two bags about him, one in front and one behind, and both are full of faults. The bag in front contains his neighbors' faults, the one behind his own. Hence it is that men do not see their own faults, but never fail to see those of others.
Straw shows which way the wind is blowing.
Those who enter through the back door can expect to be shown out through the window