It is not in the pilot's power to prevent the wind from blowing.... >>
The lion is not so fierce as he is painted.... >>
A boaster and a liar are cousins.... >>
If you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans.... >>
Ill-luck upon ill-luck, and a stone for a pillow.... >>
He who wants to travel far takes care of his beast.... (French) >>
He that serves at the altar ought to live by the altar.... (English) >>
A person is unlucky who falls on his back and breaks his nos... (French) >>
Example is the greatest of all seducers.... (French) >>
A hawk's marriage: the hen is the better bird.... (French) >>