Mention not a rope in the house of one whose father was hanged.... >>
If your head is made of butter, don't be a baker.... >>
A man may threaten yet be afraid.... >>
Eggs are put to hatch on a chance.... >>
Be a horse ever so well shod, he may slip.... >>
Sell publicly and buy privately.... (Spanish) >>
The gossips fall out and tell each other truths.... (Spanish) >>
The secret of patience is doing something else in the meanti... (Spanish) >>
Don't be too sweet lest you be eaten up; don't be too bitter... (Native American) >>
A maid who laughs is half taken.... (English) >>