Crooked logs make straight fires.... >>
Craftiness must have clothes, but truth loves to go naked.... >>
A black plum is as sweet as a white.... >>
He that marries for wealth sells his liberty.... >>
Don't empty the water jar until the rain falls... >>
He sins as much who holds the bag as he who puts into it.... (French) >>
One wedding brings another.... (Spanish) >>
A bad mother wishes for good children.... (Spanish) >>
Better go about than be drowned.... (Spanish) >>
A favour to come is better than a hundred received.... (Italian) >>