There are but few proverbial sayings that are not true, for they are all drawn from experience itself, which is the mother of all sciences.
Virtue is persecuted by the wicked more than it is loved by the good.
The ass will carry his load, but not a double load; ride not a free horse to death.
You must not think, sir, to catch old birds with chaff.
When we are asleep, we are all equal.
Urgent necessity prompts many to do things.