He who takes the wrong road must make his journey twice over.... >>
Please the eye, and pick the purse.... >>
A fortress on its guard is not surprised.... >>
Discover not your silent money (i.e. your hoarded money) to anybody.... >>
Don't spoil the ship for a halfpenny-worth of tar.... >>
Possession is nine tenths of the law.... (French) >>
He that goes barefoot must not plant thorns.... (English) >>
A proverb is the child of experience.... (English) >>
Who offends writes on sand; who is offended, on marble.... (Italian) >>
Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing ... (Italian) >>