One should be born either a king or a fool, [160]

One starts the game and another bags it, [260]

One starts the hare, another catches it, [130]

One stroke on the nail and a hundred on the horseshoe, [260]

One swallow does not make a spring, [61], [143]

One swallow don’t make a summer, [129], [260], [315], [364]

One sword keeps another in the scabbard, [144], [358]

One “Take this” is better than ten “God help you!”, [144]

One “Take this” is better than two “You-shall-haves!”, [39], [63], [314]