Once on a tiger's back, it is hard to alight.

It is easy to dodge a spear that comes in front of you but hard to keep harms away from an arrow shot from behind.

Talk doesn't cook rice.

The black dog gets the food; the white dog gets the blame

Steal a bell with one's ears covered

An inch of time is an inch of gold, but you can't buy that inch of time with an inch of gold