Insightful Romanian proverbs

WE recently stumbled upon these Romanian proverbs, which are typically short but insightful and full of meaning:

An ass is but an ass, though laden with gold.

An empty sack cannot stand upright.

An idle person is the devil’s cushion.

An occasion lost cannot be redeemed.

Anger is a short madness.

As soon as a man is born, he begins to die.

Contented mind

A contented mind is a continual feast.

A covetous man serves his riches, not the other way around.

A fool believes everything.

A fool’s tongue is long enough to cut his own throat.

A good bee will not go to a drooping flower.

A good friend is my nearest relation.

A guilty conscience feels continual fear.

Abundance, like want,

ruins many.

After your fling, watch out for the sting.

Beauty without wisdom is like a flower in the mud.