Land was never lost for want of an heir.... >>
I'm buying a horse and taking a wife, shut your eyes and commend yours... >>
He who begins many things finishes but few.... >>
Give neither counsel nor salt till you are asked for it.... >>
In prosperity no altars smoke.... >>
Variety is the spice of life.... (American) >>
It is not necessary to fall into a well to know its depth.... (Spanish) >>
Never marry a widow unless her first husband was hanged.... (Spanish) >>
My neighbour's goat gives more milk than mine.... (Spanish) >>
Observe your enemies, for they first find your faults... (Greek) >>