A Hungry Stomach Cannot Hear.

Patience Et Longueur De Temps Font Plus Que Force Ni Que Rage. Patience And Longevity Are Worth More Than Force And Rage.

Le Mensonge Et Les Vers De Tout Temps Sont Amis. Lies And Literature Have Always Been Friends.

Better To Suffer Than To Die.

The Fastidious Are Unfortunate: Nothing Can Satisfy Them. [lat., Les Delicats Sont Malheureux, Rien Ne Saurait Les Satisfaire.]

Dressed In The Lion's Skin, The Ass Spread Terror Far And Wide.