Only cowards insult dying majesty.
I will have nought to do with a man who can blow hot and cold with the same breath.
Clumsy jesting is no joke.
Always stop to think whether your fun may be the cause of another's unhappiness
A Fox entered the house of an actor and, rummaging through all his properties, came upon a Mask, an admirable imitation of a human head. He placed his paws on it and said, "What a beautiful head! Yet it is of no value, as it entirely lacks brains."
Don't kill the goose that lays the golden egg.