He who wants to be rich in a year comes to the gallows in half a year.... >>
He who pledges or promises runs in debt.... >>
Good wine needs no crier.... >>
A hungry belly listens to no one.... >>
An oak is not felled at one stroke.... >>
Nothing is more ridiculous or troublesome than mere ceremony... (French) >>
He that marries a widow with four children marries four thie... (Italian) >>
If you do not study hard when young you'll end up bewailing ... (Chinese) >>
Age can be a bad travelling companion.... (English) >>
As nimble as a cow in a cage.... (English) >>