A rich man is either a scoundrel or the heir of a scoundrel.... >>
An ass let him be who brays at an ass.... >>
Better they should say, "There he ran away," than "There he died."... >>
Four things put a man beside himself--women, tobacco, cards, and wine.... >>
A good paymaster is keeper of other men's purses.... >>
A drowning man will clutch at a straw.... (French) >>
The greater love is a mother's; then comes a dog's; then a s... (French) >>
Luck has a slender anchorage.... (English) >>
A sow is always dreaming of bran.... (French) >>
Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know.... (English) >>