A fool who says nothing cannot be distinguished from a wise man who holds his tongue.[Un sot qui ne dit mot, ne se distingue pas D’un savant qui se tait.]
A close mouth catches no flies.[translation by John Willis Clark]To put gates to the open plain.[translation by John Ormsby][Poner Puertas al campo.]
A Change of Fortune hurts a wise Man no more than a Change of the Moon.
A cage went in search of a bird.[Also known as:]I am a cage, in search of a bird.[Ein Käfig ging einen Vogel suchen.]
A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.[translation by John Willis Clark]A sparrow in the hand is better than a vulture on the wing.[translation by John Ormsby][Que mas vale pájaro en mano que buitre volando.]
