Proverbs and old sayings, page 1782

43574 proverbs and old sayings

He should have a heal pow, that cals his neighbour nikkynow.

Proverbs and old sayings

He that will not hear motherhead, shall hear stepmotherhead.

Proverbs and old sayings

It is ill to bring out of the flesh that is bred in the bene.

Proverbs and old sayings

He hes wit at will, that with angry heart can hold him still.

Proverbs and old sayings about heart

Put twa half-pennies in a purse, and they will draw together.

Proverbs and old sayings

He that spends his geir on a whore, hes both shame and skaith.

Proverbs and old sayings about shame

Little sayd is soon mended, and a little geir is soon spended.

Proverbs and old sayings

Many man makes an errand to the hall to bid the Lady good-day.

Proverbs and old sayings about day, good, good luck, man

They will know by an half-penny if a Preist will take offering.

Proverbs and old sayings

If ye wanted me, and your meat, you would want ane good friend.

Proverbs and old sayings about good, good luck, contentment

Take him up there with his five Egges, and four of them rotten.

Proverbs and old sayings

He is well staikit thereben, that will neither borrow, nor len.

Proverbs and old sayings

He is blind that eats his marrow, but far blinder that lets him.

Proverbs and old sayings about blind

Wit in a poor mans head, and mosse in a mountain, avails nothing.

Proverbs and old sayings about heads, nothing

He that looks not e're he loup, will fall e're he wit of himself.

Proverbs and old sayings about fall

He should have a long shafted spoon that sups kail with the Devil.

Proverbs and old sayings about devil

He that borrows and bigs; makes feasts and thigs; drinks and is not

Proverbs and old sayings

It is weil warit they have sorrow, that buyes it with their silver.

Proverbs and old sayings about sadness

He is well easit that hes ought of his own, when others go to meat.

Proverbs and old sayings

Ane ill word begets another, and it were at at the Bridge at London.

Proverbs and old sayings about word