The best cloth has uneven threads.... >>
A monkey remains a monkey, though dressed in silk.... >>
Custom becomes law.... >>
As the abbot sings the sacristan responds.... >>
He knows it as well as his Lord's Prayer.... >>
Touch not another man's money, for the most honest never add... (French) >>
Listen or your tongue will keep you deaf... (Native American) >>
A runaway monk never praises his monastery.... (Italian) >>
Discretion in speech is more important than eloquence.... (English) >>
A stitch in time saves nine.... (French) >>