Choose neither a woman nor linen by candlelight... >>
At a dangerous passage, yield to precedence.... >>
He who puts up with insult invites injury... >>
Since we cannot get what we like, let us like what we can get... >>
A runaway monk never praises his monastery.... >>
When one has not what one likes, one must like what one has.... (French) >>
Seat yourself in your place and you will not be made to quit... (Spanish) >>
When the prior plays cards, what will the monks do?... (Spanish) >>
The mother of mischief is no bigger than a midge's wing.... (Spanish) >>
It is in vain to cast nets in a river where there are no fis... (Spanish) >>