Water for oxen, wine for kings.... >>
One drink is just right; two is too many; three are too few.... >>
The king likes the treachery, but not the traitor.... >>
The more a woman admires her face, the more she ruins her house.... >>
The cross on his breast, and the devil in his heart.... >>
Advice when most needed is least heeded.... (English) >>
What the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve over.... (French) >>
A good meal ought to begin with hunger.... (French) >>
A book holds a house of gold.... (Chinese) >>
God wanted to chastise mankind, so he sent lawyers.... (Russian) >>