God grant me to contend with those that understand me.... >>
He that eats the king's geese shall be choked with the feathers.... >>
An oak is not felled at one blow.... >>
He who begins badly, ends badly.... >>
A handful of motherwit is worth a bushel of learning.... >>
'Tis a silly sheep that makes the wolf her confessor.... (French) >>
The church is near, but the way is icy, The tavern is far, b... (Danish) >>
The hen ought not to cackle in presence of the cock.... (French) >>
Golden bishop, wooden crosier; wooden bishop, golden crosier... (French) >>
A cow does not know what her tail is worth until she has los... (French) >>