He who asks the fewest favours is the best received.... >>
If the eyes don't see, the heart won't break.... >>
The month loses its own, but not the year.... >>
A good thing lost is a good thing valued.... >>
The woman in finery, the house in filth, but the doorway swept.... >>
One can't make head or tail of it.... (French) >>
Not the cry, but the flight of the wild duck, leads the floc... (Chinese) >>
There is no one to sweep a common hall.... (Chinese) >>
A fool's tongue is long enough to cut his own throat.... (French) >>
No one is dragged to heaven by the hair.... (Russian) >>