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Every cock fights best on his own dunghill.
Every cock fights best on his own dunghill.
The best bred have the best portion.
The best bred have the best portion.
 The heart of the wise in in the house of mourning, but the heart 
of fools is in the read more 
 The heart of the wise in in the house of mourning, but the heart 
of fools is in the house of mirth. 
He who quarrels with a drunken man injures one who is absent.
He who quarrels with a drunken man injures one who is absent.
 The genius, wit, and spirit of a nation are discovered in its 
proverbs.  
 The genius, wit, and spirit of a nation are discovered in its 
proverbs. 
One who sets off to the best advantage his every act and speech.
One who sets off to the best advantage his every act and speech.
Turn, Fortune, turn thy wheel, and lower the proud.
Turn, Fortune, turn thy wheel, and lower the proud.
He that hath no good trade, it is to his losse.
He that hath no good trade, it is to his losse.