Ask a lot, but take what is offered... >>
An iron rod bends while it is hot... >>
Under a tattered cloak you will generally find a good drinker... >>
Do not speak of a rhinoceros if there is no tree nearby... >>
When eating bamboo sprouts, remember the man who planted them... >>
Better be a coward than foolhardy.... (French) >>
A woman, a steak, and a walnut tree, the more they are beate... (Italian) >>
Deeds are love, and not fine phrases.... (Spanish) >>
Fresh port and new wine, send a Christian to the churchyard.... (Spanish) >>
Corsair against corsair nothing is got but empty casks.... (Spanish) >>