The mountain labored and brought forth a mouse.... >>
No woman is ugly when she is dressed.... >>
Poverty is no sin, but it is a branch of roguery.... >>
Let them whip me in the market-place, provided it be not known at home... >>
Under a bad cloak there is a good tippler.... >>
To a rogue a rogue and a half.... (French) >>
Not the cry, but the flight of the wild duck, leads the floc... (Chinese) >>
All the treasures of earth cannot bring back one lost moment... (French) >>
God is on the side of the strongest battalions.... (French) >>
He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ... (Chinese) >>