Michael is quits; he lost a ducat and gained a rabbit.... >>
Even a sick man shuns death.... >>
A true gentleman would rather have his clothes torn than mended.... >>
He who stumbles and does not fall mends his pace.... >>
A bad wound may be cured, bad repute kills.... >>
The interested friend is a swallow on the roof. (Prepared to... (French) >>
When the butcher dies, do you think we shall eat our pork wi... (Chinese) >>
An indispensable thing never has much value.... (Russian) >>
A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlo... (Miscellaneous) >>
A cake and a bad custom ought to be broken.... (French) >>