From a praying young man, and a fasting old man, God preserve my cloak... >>
Go not with every ailment to the doctor, with every plea to the lawyer... >>
He who wants to catch fish must not mind a wetting.... >>
It's not the same to talk of bulls as to be in the bullring.... >>
May the man be damned and never grow fat, Who wears two faces under on... >>
A good year is determined by its spring.... (Afghan) >>
Discretion in speech is more important than eloquence.... (English) >>
A sparrow in the hand is better than a pigeon on the wing.... (French) >>
Keep your broken arm inside your sleeve... (Chinese) >>
Half a brain is enough for him who says little.... (Italian) >>