Proverbs and old sayings, page 56

The smallest thing outlives the human being.

The Spaniard is a bad servant but a worse master.

The sun will set without thy assistance.

The surest way to remain poor is to be an honest man.

The tallest blade of grass is the first to be cut by the scythe.

The tongue is more to be feared than the sword.

The tongue like a sharp knife...Kills without drawing blood.

The truth is not always what we want to hear.

The wearer best knows where the shoe pinches.

The well fed does not understand the lean.

The whisper of a pretty girl can be heard further than the roar of a lion.

The wise adapt themselves to circumstances, as water moulds itself to the pitcher.

The world is a rose: smell it and pass it on to your friends.

The world is a rose: smell it and pass it on to your friends.

The world would not make a racehorse of a donkey.

There are many paths to the top of the mountain, but the view is always the same.

There are more old drunkards than old doctors.

There is but one good mother-in-law and she is dead.

There is honor even among thieves.

There is hope from the sea, but none from the grave.

There is no fireside like your own fireside