No pains, no gains

A man wanted to buy an ass. He went to the market, and saw a likely one. But he wanted to test him first.

So he took the ass home, and put him into the stable with the other asses. The new ass looked around, and immediately went to choose a place next to the laziest ass in the stable.

When the man saw this he put a halter on the ass at once, and gave him back to his owner.

The owner felt quite surprised. He asked the man, "Why are you back so soon? Have you tested him already?" "I don't want to test him any more," replied the man, "From the companion he chose for himself, I could see what sort of animal he is."

Donkeys and Donkey Buyers

A buyer went to the market to buy a donkey. He liked a donkey that looked good, but he wanted to take it away for a try.

He took the donkey home and put it among his other donkeys. The donkey looked around and immediately went to a lazy donkey.

So the person who bought the donkey immediately put a bridle on the donkey and took it back to the donkey's seller.

The seller felt very strange. He asked the buyer: "Why did you come back so soon?" The buyer said: "No need to try again. Judging from the kind of friends he chose, I already knew he was What's going on?"

Meaning: Birds of a feather flock together. People tend to like to associate with people who are similar to themselves, so we can infer a person's personality based on his friends.