A crooked log makes a good fire.... >>
Who lends to a friend loses doubly.... >>
Men are rare.... >>
Men's ignorance makes the pot boil for priests.... >>
One always knocks oneself in the sore place.... >>
He that is afraid of bad luck will never know good.... (Russian) >>
Children are poor men's riches.... (English) >>
Where friars abound keep your eyes open.... (Spanish) >>
There is no pleasure but palls, and the more so if it costs ... (Spanish) >>
Only the wearer knows where the shoe pinches... (English) >>