A little absence does much good.... >>
The mountaineer's ass carries wine and drinks water.... >>
He who begins and does not finish loses his labour.... >>
He who looks not before finds himself behind.... >>
A sow prefers bran to roses.... >>
Where luck is wanting, diligence is useless.... (Spanish) >>
May God not so prosper our friends that they forget us.... (Spanish) >>
Talk little and well, and you will be looked upon as somebod... (Spanish) >>
The rat that knows but one hole is soon caught by the cat.... (Spanish) >>
One grievance borne, another follows.... (Spanish) >>