Upon an egg the hen lays an egg.... >>
Misfortune upon misfortune is not wholesome.... >>
No jesting with edged tools.... >>
Long absence changes friends.... >>
Men's ignorance makes the pot boil for priests.... >>
God gives almonds to those who have no teeth.... (Spanish) >>
The ass of many owners is food for wolves.... (Spanish) >>
He who comes first grinds first.... (Spanish) >>
Good words and no deeds are rushes and reeds.... (Spanish) >>
Copper begets copper, and not ()the labour of) men's bones.... (Spanish) >>