Don't bet more than you can afford to lose.... >>
A husband with one eye rather than with a son.... >>
All is not lost that is in danger.... >>
A good listener is a silent flatterer.... >>
A lazy ox is little the better for the goad.... >>
Everything passes, everything breaks, everything wearies. [F... (French) >>
A great fortune in the hands of a fool is a great misfortune... (French) >>
The dog may be wonderful prose, but only the cat is poetry.... (French) >>
One loyal friend is worth ten thousand relatives... (Latin) >>
Do not be born good or handsome, but be born lucky.... (Russian) >>