There is nothing so evil as the mind of a virtuous woman.

There is nothing so good for the inside of a man as the outside of a horse.

Underneath every bush you'll find a mud rabbit ready to bolt.

Unemployment does not guarantee leisure.

Water can float a boat or sink it.

We will fly that hawk when his pinions are grown.

We will ride that colt when he is grown to wear a saddle.

We'll cross that bridge when we come to it.

Wear no sword at kinsman's board.

What is done under the four moons need never be recalled nor regretted.

What the gods make, the planet can find use for.

When bredin split, enemies enter the gap.

Where two women rule a hearth-fire, the thatch may burn with the sparks flying.

Where vain-glory reigns, folly is prime counsellor.

Where vice is vengeance follows.

Where villany goes before, vengeance follows after.

While the mouse in the walls may look from afar at a cat, he does well not to go squeaking about it.

Who grudges his blood to a blade had better earn his living behind the plow.

Who picks a tool unsuited to a task should not complain if it does no more than cut the hand that holds it.

Willing exile is exile nonetheless.

You can't bind a cloud even with copper chains.

You can't teach an old dog how to gnaw a bone.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

You can't tell a book by its cover.

You cannot eat nuts without breaking some shells.