Below the navel there is neither religion nor truth.
Silence was never written down.
A near neighbour is better than a distant cousin.
Mouth shut and eyes open.
Necessity becomes will.
Be sure before you marry of a house wherein to tarry.
Who loves well chastises well.
Sometimes the lees are better than the wine.
A fool can ask more questions than seven wise men can answer.
Even foxes are caught.
A greased mouth cannot say no.
Go abroad and you'll hear news of home.
Chastise the good and he will mend, chastise the bad and he will grow worse.
Every potter praises his pot, and most of all the one that is cracked.
Laughter makes good blood.
Years and sins are always more than admitted.
Words won't feet cats.
Words are for women, actions for men.
Words are female, deeds are male.
Women, priests, and poultry, never have enough.
Women, asses, and nuts, require strong hands.
Women's tears are a fountain of craft.
Women rouge that they may not blush.
Women naturally deceive, weep and spin.
Women know a point more than the devil.
Women are wise impromptu, fools on reflection.
Women and hens are lost by too much gadding.
Women always speak the truth, but not the whole truth.
Woman (decides), impromptu; man, on reflection.
Wolves have howled at the moon for centuries, yet it is still there.
