Anti-Marshall C91 New
Compiled by shibumi

Huck ("Michael") Hudson

Alekhine

1. Behind the able man there are able men. Chinese

2. Pierce the abscess.
(i.e. come to the point.) Bantu

3. An abscess heals when opened.
(i.e. peace comes by sharing your troubles with another.) Bantu

4. Abundance causes poverty. German

5. Abundance creates daintiness. Italian

6. Abundance is a friendly fellow, he is loved by big and small. Semitic

7. The abuse of a thing is no argument against its use. Latin

8. It is honorable to be accused by those who deserve to be accused. Latin

9. The pig which is once seen in the crevice of the fence is accused of all faults. Finnish

10. He who accused too many accuses himself.

11. Acorns were good till corn was discovered. Latin

12. One does not sleep to sleep, but to act. German

13. Virtue consists in action. Dutch

14. For the sake of one good action a hundred evil ones should be forgotten. Chinese

Action is the proper fruit of knowledge.

One actor cannot perform a play. Chinese

He is a man who acts like a man. Danish

Adversity comes with instruction in its hand. Welsh

When the rabbit has escaped comes advice. Spanish

He who will not take advice gets knowledge when trouble overtakes him. Kaffir

Advice given in the midst of a crowd is loathsome. Arabian

After-advice is a fool's advice. German

Good advice is no better than bad advice unless it is taken at the right time. Danish

Advice is not compulsion. German

Advisers are not the payers. French

Affectation is a greater enemy to the face than small-pox.

Failing to obtain a lovely woman, affection is lavished on animals. Sanskrit

The afternoon knows what the morning never suspected. Spanish

Don't let your age ask: "Where was your youth?" Serbian

Age makes many a man white but not better. Danish

They agree like the clocks of London. (i.e. there is no agreement.) English

Without conversation there is no agreement. Montenegrin

He who aims at an iron target gets the bullet in his face. German

Ale sellers should not be tale-tellers. English

"All but" saves many a man. Danish

"Almost" and "very nigh" saves many a lie. English

"Almost" never killed a fly. German

Who lives by the altar must serve the altar. German

There is no fall for an ambassador. Turkish

Don't say amen to an unacceptable prayer. Turkish

An amiable person is never good-for-nothing. Sudanic

He that boasts of his ancestors confesses he has no virtue of his own.

Mules make a great fuss about their ancestors having been asses. German

There is no higher ancestry than Adam. Philippine

He that is slow to anger is of great understanding.

He that can reply calmly to an angry man is too hard for him. English

The animal with long ears, after having drunk, gives a kick to the bucket. Italian

Who sees with the eye of another is as blind as a mole. German

When another man suffers a piece of wood suffers. Arabian

It is not easy to know your butter in another man's cabbage. Danish

Another man's horse and your own whip can do a great deal. Danish

From another's cart you must get off halfway. Polish

He who builds on another's ground loses his stone and mortar. Italian

Another's misfortune is only a dream. French

No answer is also an answer. Danish

Who answers suddenly knows little.

A coconut-shell full of water is an ocean to an ant. Indian

Even an ant is eight spans long as measured by its own hand. Tamil

In the ant's house dew is a deluge. Persian

The blow falls more lightly when anticipated. Latin

The higher the ape goes, the more he shows his tail. English

Waiting on the table is a powerful way to get up an appetite. Negro

It is difficult to satisfy one's appetite by painting pictures of cakes. Chinese

He who would not lose his appetite should not go into the kitchen. German

See how we apples swim! Quoth the horse-turd. English

A gentle word will make the argument strong. Welsh

Even workhouses have their aristocracy. Maga

Stretch your arm no further than your sleeve will reach. English

Two are an army against one. Icelandic

A featherless arrow does not fly. Sudanic

The perfection of art is to conceal art.

An artist lives everywhere. English

He who wants a good deal must not ask for a little. Italian

To ask in anger is to go to sea in a storm. French

Do not ask me whose son I am, but who I am. Russian

Never ask of him who has, but of him who wishes you well. Spanish

Asking costs little. Italian

He who first asks does not give very willingly. Polish

He that asks faintly begs a denial. English

He denies himself who asks what is impossible to grant.

Because he cannot beat the ass, he strikes his saddle. Latin

is summoned to the wedding, it is to carry

When all men say you are an ass it is time to bray. Hungarian

If an ass kicks you, don't kick him back. Italian

The ass loaded with gold still eats thistles. English

Whip the saddle, that the ass may meditate. Bulgarian

He that makes himself an ass must not take it ill if men ride him.

What good can it do an ass to be called a lion? English

They invited an ass to the wedding feast and he said: "Assuredly they want some more wood and water." Bosnian

To lather an ass's head is only wasting soap. Spanish

That's a vicious animal, when one attacks him, he defends himself. French

Things hardly attained are longer retained. English

Two attorneys can live in a town, when one cannot. English

If my aunt had been a man, she'd have been my uncle. English

Go to your aunt's house but not every day. Spanish

He who is in a position of authority, never coughs. (i.e. need not remind others of his presence.) Sudanic

It is not for a man in authority to sleep a whole night.

Avarice increases with wealth. Italian

Awls are not carried in a sack. Bulgarian

The axe attacks the forest, from whence it got its own handle. Indian

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