They whip the cat, if our mistress does not spin.... >>
Good, good, good, but God keep my ass out of his rye.... >>
His courage oozed out at his fingers'ends.... >>
If you pay not a servant his wages then he will pay himself.... >>
Do not tell your secrets behind a wall or a hedge.... >>
Every dog hath its day.... (English) >>
We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.... (French) >>
He who can give has many a good neighbour.... (French) >>
The beadle of the parish is always of the vicar's opinion.... (French) >>
He who goes to collect wool may come back shorn.... (French) >>