A bad man's gift is like his master.... >>
If you play with fire you get burnt.... >>
The spider's web lets the rat escape and catches the fly.... >>
Before you marry, have a house to live in, fields to till, and vines t... >>
Where one door shuts another opens.... >>
There's nothing like being bespattered for making a man defy... (French) >>
Let him make use of instinct who cannot make use of reason.... (English) >>
They bow to you when borrowing, you bow to them when collect... (Russian) >>
Don't keep a dog and bark yourself... (English) >>
Give neither counsel nor salt till you are asked for it.... (Italian) >>