~ A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs ~
~ He who wants Lent to seem short should contract a debt to be repaid at Easter. ~
~ A late Easter, a long cold spring. ~
~ Green Christmas, white Easter ~
~ Where there is no difficulty there is no praise ~
~ He who praises me on all occasions is a fool who despises me or a knave who wishes to cheat me. ~
~ It is the greatest possible praise to be praised by a man who is himself deserving of praise. ~
~ Sitting quietly, doing nothing, spring comes, and the grass grows by itself ~
~ Spring has come when you can put your foot on three daisies ~
~ Spring is sooner recognized by plants than by men. ~
~ He who fears something gives it power over him. ~
~ The pain is sometimes preferable to the treatment ~