Naught venture, naught have.... >>
A miserly father makes a prodigal man.... >>
Fair things are soon snatched away.... >>
"They say" is a fool.... >>
'Tis a good farthing that saves a penny.... >>
A blow from a frying-pan, if it does not hurt, smuts.... (Spanish) >>
A tree never hits an automobile except in self defense... (Chinese) >>
Nature goes her own way.... (English) >>
When every one says you are an ass, bray.... (Spanish) >>
To the good listener, half a word is enough.... (Spanish) >>