Maxioms by Cervantes (miguel De Cervantes Saavedra)
Whether the pitcher hits the stone or the stone hits the pitcher,
it goes ill with the pitcher.
Whether the pitcher hits the stone or the stone hits the pitcher,
it goes ill with the pitcher.
But my thoughts ran a wool-gathering; and I did like the
countryman, who looked for his ass while he read more
But my thoughts ran a wool-gathering; and I did like the
countryman, who looked for his ass while he was mounted on his
back.
I drink when I have occasion, and sometimes when I have no
occasion.
I drink when I have occasion, and sometimes when I have no
occasion.
Never look for birds of this year in the nests of the last.
Never look for birds of this year in the nests of the last.
Many go out for wool, and come home shorn themselves.
Many go out for wool, and come home shorn themselves.