An ass may bray a good while before he shakes the stars down. George Eliot
I am ashamed the law is such an ass. George Chapman
At 50, a man can be an ass without being an optimist but not an optimist without being an ass. Mark Twain
When you have an ass for a friend, expect nothing but kicks. Hindi Proverb
An ass in a lion's skin. Romanian Proverb
The arms of Bruges: an ass in an arm-chair. Dutch Proverb