Fools and bairns should never see half-done work.... >>
A full belly is neither good for flight, nor for fighting.... >>
He who threatens to strike, and does not, is afraid.... >>
He who at twenty understands nothing, at thirty knows nothing, and at ... >>
Laws go the way kings direct.... >>
A man can't do more than he can do. What says Don Ferdinando... (American) >>
He will not lose his oats for want of braying.... (French) >>
The beadle of the parish is always of the vicar's opinion.... (French) >>
He who is anxious for the death of another has a long rope t... (French) >>
Happy is the man who has a handsome wife close to an abbey.... (French) >>