The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

If power is for sale, sell your mother to buy it. You can always buy her back again.

Marriage is like a besieged castle; those who are on the outside wish to get in; and those who are on the inside wish to get out.

A man profits more by the sight of an idiot than by the orations of the learned.

A friend is known when needed.

None but a mule denies his family.