Poor thieves in halters we behold; And great thieves in their chains o... >>
Better reap two days too soon than one day too late.... >>
Familiarity breeds contempt.... >>
He that plants thorns must never expect to gather roses... >>
Big thunder, little rain.... >>
Choose neither a woman nor linen by candlelight... (Italian) >>
The son of an ass brays twice a day.... (Spanish) >>
A courtier should be without feeling and without honour.... (French) >>
He is blind enough who cannot see through a sieve.... (Spanish) >>
Set a peasant on horseback, and he forgets both God and man.... (Spanish) >>