The fire well knows whose cloak burns.... >>
Either you sink or you swim.... >>
Better to bend than break.... >>
Between two sharpers, the sharpest.... >>
Colts by falling, and lads by losing, grow prudent.... >>
He who dispraises a thing, wants to buy it.... (French) >>
An old rat is a brave rat.... (French) >>
An old loan repaid is like finding something new.... (Russian) >>
They bow to you when borrowing, you bow to them when collect... (Russian) >>
Never write a letter while you are angry... (Jewish) >>