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."
Straw shows which way the wind is blowing.
Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.
Whoever neglects old friends for the sake of new deserves what e gets if he loses both
Others may try to feed our ego, but it is up to us to constrain it.
What a splendid head, yet no brain.