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Be not caught by the cunning of those who appear in a disguise.
Be not caught by the cunning of those who appear in a disguise.
Chuse a horse made, and a wife to make.
Chuse a horse made, and a wife to make.
Breed up a crow and he'll pick out your eyes.
Breed up a crow and he'll pick out your eyes.
I have cut my leg with my own adze.
I have cut my leg with my own adze.
They that know one another salute a farre off.
They that know one another salute a farre off.
There is no proverb which is not true.
[Sp., No hay refran que no sea verdadero.]
There is no proverb which is not true.
[Sp., No hay refran que no sea verdadero.]
He that is fallen cannot helpe him that is downe.
He that is fallen cannot helpe him that is downe.
I hang my ears like an ass whose spirits droop.
I hang my ears like an ass whose spirits droop.
Poverty is the mother of health.
Poverty is the mother of health.