A spaniel, a wife, and a walnut tree, The more you beat 'em the better... >>
Who is born of a cat will run after mice. (An illusion to one of Aesop... >>
But for all that the honest man has not got his purse.... >>
A pig's life, short and sweet.... >>
It is madness for a sheep to talk of peace with a wolf.... >>
The best cloth has uneven threads.... (Spanish) >>
He who does not mix with the crowd knows nothing.... (Spanish) >>
A man that is lean, not from hunger, is harder than brass.... (Spanish) >>
A fool, unless he know Latin, is never a great fool.... (Spanish) >>
He who begins many things finishes but few.... (Italian) >>