My teeth are nearer than my kindred.... >>
He who greases his cart-wheels helps his oxen.... >>
If lying were a capital crime, the hangman would work overtime.... >>
He who makes a law should keep it.... >>
A bad excuse is better than none.... >>
When spiders unite they can tie down a lion... (Swiss) >>
In youth, one has tears without grief; in age, grief without... (French) >>
It is not enough to have cabbage, one must have something to... (French) >>
Greater qualities are needed to bear good fortune than bad.... (French) >>
One must talk soothingly to the dog until one has passed him... (French) >>