It is not fair to treat as serious that which is only said in joke.
Fire is next akin to smoke.
It is only when we have lost them that we fully appreciate our blessings.
He who has in due season become rich, unless he saves in due season, will in due season starve.
The poor man who enters into a partnership with one who is rich makes a risky venture.
No guest is so welcome in a friend's house that he will not become a nuisance after three days.