Since we cannot get what we like, let us like what we can get.... >>
He who has daughters to marry, let him give them silk to spin.... >>
It is not in the pilot's power to prevent the wind from blowing.... >>
He that doth not rob makes not a robe or garment.... >>
He that trusts a faithless friend, has a good witness against him.... >>
Every invalid is a doctor... (Moorish) >>
It is not the burden but the over-burden that kills the beas... (French) >>
The noisiest drum has nothing in it but air.... (English) >>
The crow that mimics a cormorant is drowned... (Swahili) >>
Your friend has a friend; don't tell him... (Danish) >>