- The best answer to anger is silence.
German... - The best armor is to keep out of range.
Italian... - The best soldiers are not warlike.
Chinese... - Be thine enemy an ant, see in him an elephant..
Turkish... - Better a lie that soothes than a truth that hurts.
Czech... - Better a mouse in the pot than no meat at all.
Romanian... - Better an egg today than a hen tomorrow.
Italian... - Better be ill spoken of by one before all than by all before one.
Scottish... - Better be quarreling than lonesome.
Irish... - Better do a kindness near home than go far to burn incense.
Chinese...
