A civil denial is better than a rude grant.... >>
Never cross a bridge till you come to it.... >>
As soon dies the calf as the cow.... >>
Glutton: one who digs his grave with his teeth.... >>
A churl knows not the work of spurs (i.e., honour).... >>
When the fox preaches, look to the geese... (Ethiopian) >>
They may whip me in the market-place, so it be not known at ... (Spanish) >>
The poor man has his crop destroyed by hail every year.... (Spanish) >>
When the summer is winter, and the winter is summer, it is a... (Spanish) >>
He who threatens to strike, and does not, is afraid.... (Spanish) >>