- Thomas Banacek: When your sleigh is being chased by wolves, throw them a raisin cookie, but don't stop to bake a cake.
- Thomas Banacek: The chicken that clucks the loudest is the one most likely to go to the Steamfitter's Picnic.
- Thomas Banacek: Only someone with nothing to be sorry about smiles back at the rear end of an elephant.
- Thomas Banacek: No matter how warm the smile on the face of the sun, the cat still has her kittens under the porch.
- Thomas Banacek: Even though a man anoint himself with fragrant oils, he can still end up with a broken face.
- Thomas Banacek: Though the hippopotamus has no sting on its tail, the wise man would still rather be sat on by a bee.
- Thomas Banacek: If you're not sure that it's potato borscht, there could be orphans working in the mines.
- Thomas Banacek: If the butterfly had teeth like the tiger, it would never make it out of the hanger.
- Thomas Banacek: Twelve good horses and silver candlesticks won't stop the snow from falling in Bialystock.