Under a good cloak may be a bad man.... >>
A good thing lost is a good thing valued.... >>
Don't speak unless you can improve on the silence.... >>
It is better to lose than lose more.... >>
It is courage that vanquishes in war, and not good weapons.... >>
A sparrow in the hand is better than a crane on the wing.... (French) >>
Fouls invent fashions and wise men follow them.... (French) >>
The more haste the worse speed.... (French) >>
It is better to be the first on one's race than the last (me... (French) >>
The first comer grinds first.... (French) >>