Give assistance, and receive thanks lighter than a feather: injure a man, and his wrath will be like lead.
Wisdom is not attained by years, but by ability
It is the nature of the unfortunate to be spiteful, and to envy those who are well to do.
I am undone! I have smashed the waggon. [I have ruined all.]
It is much easier to begin than to end.
Good merchandise, even hidden, soon finds buyers.