The completed package then had to be placed upon her pillow. When yawning, make the sign of the cross instantly over your mouth, or the evil spirit will make a rush down and take up his abode with you. Breaking a mirror brought seven years of bad luck, while two people washing hands in the same basin at the same time courted disaster. Sayings A man that can't laugh at himself should be given a mirror. A narrow neck keeps the bottle from being emptied in one swig.
Morning is the time to pity the sober.
The way they're feeling then is the best they're going to feel all day. You can lead the horse to the well, but you can't make him drink. Better the coldness of a friend than the sweetness of an enemy. Be nice to them on the way up. You might meet them all on the way down.