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Those who agree with us may not be right, but we admire their astuteness.
When all candles be out, all cats be grey.
It will not out of the flesh that is bred in the bone.
There is no fool to the old fool.
A short horse is soone currid.
None so blind as those who won't see.
God never sends the mouth but he sendeth meat.
Three may keep counsel, if two be away.
When the iron is hot, strike.
Went in at the one ear and out at the other.
Who waiteth for dead man's shoes will go long barefoot.
The cat would eate fish, and would not wet her feete.
For when I gave you an inch, you tooke an ell.
If nothing is ventured, nothing is gained.
This wonder (as wonders last) lasted nine daies.
The nearer to the church, the further from God.
Fieldes have eies and woods have eares.
Who waite for dead men shall goe long barefoote.
I know on which side my bread is buttered.
Who will in time present pleasure refrain, shall in time to come the more pleasure obtain.
To say that which is instructive and also pleasing.
Look before you leap.
Small pitchers have wyde eares.
And while I at length debate and beate the bush, There shall steppe in other men and catch the burdes.
Love me litle, love me long. 1546
Hee must have a long spoone, shall eat with the devill.
But now I see well the old proverb is true: That parish priest forgetteth that ever he was a clerk!
Hit the nail on the head.
Be of comfort, and your heavy sorrow
Part equally among us; storms divided,
Abate their force, and with less rage are guided.
It had need to bee
A wylie mouse that should breed in the cat's care.
A hard beginnyng makth a good endyng.
It takes nine tailors to make a man.
The more haste, the less speed.
Two heads are better than one.
Hunger makes hard beans sweet.
Little pitchers have big ears.
It's an ill wind that blows no good.
Make hay while the sun shines.
One good turn asketh another.
Men say, kinde will creepe where it may not goe.
The grey mare is the better horse.
Half a loaf is better than none.
A good wife maketh a good husband.
What heart can think, or tongue express, The harm that groweth of idleness?
To give importance to trifling matters.
Wedding is destiny, and hanging likewise.
It is a foule byrd that fyleth his owne nest.
Though ye loue not to bye the pyg in the poke,Yet snatche ye at the poke, that the pyg is in,Not for the poke, but the pyg good chepe to wyn.
No man loveth his fetters, be they made of gold.
The tide tarrieth no man.
It is better to beAn old man's derling than a yong man's werling.
Good to be merie and wise.
Better is half a loaf than no bread.
Praie and shifte eche one for him selfe, as he can.Euery man for him selfe, and god for us all.
Cut your coat according to your cloth.
What a time herbs and weeds, and such things could talk, A man in his garden one day did walk, Spying a nettle green (as th'emeraude) spread in a bed of roses like the ruby red. Between which two colors he thought, but his eye, The green nettle did the red rose beautify. "How be it," he asked the nettle, "what thing Made him so pert? So nigh the Rose to Spring.
While the grass groweth the horse starveth.
Pryde will have a fall;For pryde goeth before and shame commeth after.
Put your toong in your purse.
Who is so deaf or so blind as is he that willfully will neither hear nor see?
Better one byrde in hand than ten in the wood.
Time trieth troth in every doubt.
He that will not whan he may,Whan he would, he shall haue nay.
The rolling stone never gathereth mosse.
All is fish that comth to net.
All a green willow, willow, All a green willow is my garland.
Som thingis that prouoke young men to wed in haste,Show after weddyng, that hast maketh waste.
An ill winde that bloweth no man to good.
The happy man's without a shirt.
Children and fools cannot lie.
He makes a beggar first that first relieves him;
Not us'rers make more beggars where they live
Than charitable men that use to give.
Feare may force a man to cast beyond the moone.
If you will call your troubles experiences, and remember that every experience develops some latent force within you, you will grow vigorous and happy, however adverse your circumstances may seem to be.
When the sun shineth, make hay.
Many handis make light warke.
The still sowe eats up all the draffe.
The moon is made of a green cheese.
Might have gone further and have fared worse.
