The hen ought not to cackle in presence of the cock.... >>
A fault denied is twice committed.... >>
A woman conceals only what she does not know.... >>
Better be mad with all the world than wise alone.... >>
If a man would learn to pray let him go often to sea.... >>
A goose quill is more dangerous than a lion's claw.... (English) >>
Set a sprat to catch a mackerel.... (Spanish) >>
All's for the best in the best of all possible worlds.... (Spanish) >>
Do what the friar says, and not what he does.... (Spanish) >>
If lying were a capital crime, the hangman would work overti... (Spanish) >>