It is better to weep with wise men than to laugh with fools.... >>
Husband, don't see; wife, be blind.... >>
Let there be writing before you pay, and receipt before you write.... >>
When every one says you are an ass, bray.... >>
When fire and water are at war, it is the fire that loses.... >>
What is true is not always probable.... (French) >>
Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing ... (Italian) >>
There is plenty of sound in an empty barrel.... (Russian) >>
Don't speak to the man at the helm.... (French) >>
A good man is a man of goods.... (French) >>