God grant you good fortune, my son, for knowledge avails you little.... >>
Pound the garlic, Pedro, whilst I grate the cheese.... >>
First cobwebs, then chains.... >>
Blood boils without fire.... >>
God grant, dear wife, that this son be ours.... >>
The leaves fall before the tree dies.... (French) >>
Silver silence is golden.... (English) >>
Lift a stone only to drop on your own feet.... (Chinese) >>
If luck comes, who comes not? If luck comes not, who comes?... (Chinese) >>
Many things are lost for want of asking.... (English) >>