A hangman is a good trade, he doth his work by daylight.... >>
An ounce of mother is worth a pound of priests.... >>
Be merry, Shrovetide, for to-morrow thou wilt be ashes.... >>
God keep you from "It is too late."... >>
A word and a stone once launched cannot be recalled.... >>
Men's skins have many colors, but human blood is always red.... (French) >>
Too much zeal spoils all.... (French) >>
Take an ox by his horn, a man by his word.... (French) >>
One is never soiled but by filth.... (French) >>
It is too late for the bird to scream when it is caught.... (French) >>