A mountain in labour shouted so loud that everyone, summoned by the noise, ran up expecting that she would be delivered of a city bigger than Paris; she brought forth a mouse.

A cheerful mind is a vigorous mind.

From a distance it is something; and nearby it is nothing.

I bend and do not break.

One should oblige everyone to the extent of one's ability. One often needs someone smaller than oneself.

If you deal with a fox, think of his tricks.

Dressed in the lion's skin, the ass spread terror far and wide.