Ill-luck is good for something.... >>
Examine what is said, not him who speaks... >>
I know by my own pot how the others boil.... >>
One day is as good as two for him who does everything in its place.... >>
Be a horse ever so well shod, he may slip.... >>
He who is in the mud likes to get another into it.... (Spanish) >>
There are more threatened than hurt.... (Spanish) >>
Be merry, Shrovetide, for to-morrow thou wilt be ashes.... (Spanish) >>
Have an open face but conceal your thoughts.... (Italian) >>
A fast day is the eve of a feast day.... (Spanish) >>