To scare a bird is not the way to catch it.... >>
It will not do to keep holidays before they come.... >>
A woman laughs when she can, and weeps when she pleases.... >>
He that is ashamed to eat is ashamed to live.... >>
Every one takes his flogging in his own way.... >>
Stars are not seen by sunshine.... (Spanish) >>
When a proud man hears another praised, he feels himself inj... (English) >>
He that stirs honey will have some of it stick to him.... (Spanish) >>
The mother-in-law must be entreated, and the pot must be let... (Spanish) >>
The shirt is nearer than the frock.... (Spanish) >>