The hen lays upon an egg.... >>
He who has no wife, is for thrashing her daily; but he that has one, t... >>
A bad day never hath a good night.... >>
Don't take any wooden nickles.... >>
Better be the head of a rat than the tail of a lion.... >>
It is just that the priest should live by the altar.... (French) >>
No man cries stinking fish.... (English) >>
A spaniel, a wife, and a walnut tree, The more you beat 'em ... (French) >>
A man may bear till his back breaks.... (French) >>
A goose quill is more dangerous than a lion's claw.... (English) >>