True nobility is invulnerable.... >>
A young angel, an old devil.... >>
A foolish woman is known by her finery.... >>
A hungry horse maketh a clean manger.... >>
Horses for courses.... >>
An oak is not felled at one blow.... (Spanish) >>
The threshold says nothing but what it hears of the hinge.... (Spanish) >>
A runaway monk never praises his monastery.... (Italian) >>
A turtle makes progress when it sticks its neck out.... (Spanish) >>
I'd rather have them say "There he goes" than "Here he lies.... (American) >>