I left what I knew for what I heard praised, and repented.... >>
God helps the early riser.... >>
He loses his market who has nothing to sell.... >>
If you would be pope, you must think of nothing else.... >>
He is in safety who rings the tocsin.... >>
An ounce of favour goes further, or is worth more, than a po... (French) >>
A drowning man will catch at a straw.... (French) >>
A book is like a garden carried in the pocket... (Persian) >>
The listener makes the backbiter.... (French) >>
Our last garment is made without pockets.... (Latin) >>