Take heed of an ox before. an ass behind, and a monk on all sides.... >>
'Twixt the cup and the lip there's many a slip.... >>
After mischance every one is wise.... >>
It is easier to abstain than to restrain.... >>
One should choose a wife with the ears, rather than with the eyes.... >>
He who comes first grinds first.... (Spanish) >>
An oak is not felled at one blow.... (Spanish) >>
War with all the world, and peace with England.... (Spanish) >>
He who sows peas on the highway does not get all the pods in... (Greek) >>
Those who have fine clothes in their chests can wear rags.... (Italian) >>