Let them whip me in the market-place, provided it be not known at home... >>
He who knows little soon tells it.... >>
A good thing lost is a good thing valued.... >>
Four things put a man beside himself--women, tobacco, cards, and wine.... >>
An ass with her colt goes not straight to the mill.... >>
He who does not gain loses.... (French) >>
A pleasant companion on a journey is as good as a postchaise... (French) >>
You never miss a slice from a cut loaf.... (English) >>
As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he... (English) >>
A goose quill is more dangerous than a lion's claw.... (English) >>