An old rat is a brave rat.... >>
Mention not a rope in the house of one whose father was hanged.... >>
A fault once denied, is twice committed.... >>
An ounce of favour goes further, or is worth more, than a pound of jus... >>
Better to be envied than pitied.... >>
If the pitcher knocks against a stone, woe to the pitcher; a... (Spanish) >>
Praise a maid in the morning, and the weather at night.... (Italian) >>
Give orders and do no more, and nothing will come of it.... (Spanish) >>
Honey was not made for the mouth of the ass.... (Spanish) >>
A maid who laughs is half taken.... (English) >>