For enemies carry about slander not in the form in which it took its rise . The scandal of men is everlasting; even then does it survive when you would suppose it to be dead.
The Bell never rings of itself; unless some one handles or moves it it is dumb.
Flying without feathers is not easy: my wings have no feathers.
To waste one's breath; to pump into a sieve.
When you fly from temptation, don't leave a forwarding address. Where there's smoke there's fire.
No guest is so welcome in a friend's house that he will not become a nuisance after three days.