A blow with a reed makes a noise but hurts not.... >>
The bad barber leaves neither hair nor skin.... >>
He who does not whip the child does not mend the youth.... >>
I perfectly feel even at my fingers end.... >>
Every country has its custom.... >>
Silence is golden.... (American) >>
The devil may die without my inheriting his horns.... (French) >>
He is like a silver pin, Fair without, but foul within.... (French) >>
Nothing is more ridiculous or troublesome than mere ceremony... (French) >>
One always returns to one's first love.... (French) >>