Proverbs and old sayings, page 755

43575 proverbs and old sayings

Evil comes to us by ells and goes away by inches.

Proverbs and old sayings English

Keep cool: it will be all one in a hundred years.

Proverbs and old sayings English

He that hath no children doth bring them up well.

Proverbs and old sayings English about children

Pride in prosperity turns to misery in adversity.

Proverbs and old sayings English about prosperity, proudness

He that walketh with the virtuous is one of them.

Proverbs and old sayings English

Make not the sauce till you have caught the fish.

Proverbs and old sayings English about fishing, contentment

There are too many chiefs and not enough Indians.

Proverbs and old sayings English

For whom does the blind man's wife paint herself?

Proverbs and old sayings English about blind, wife, man

The other side of the road always looks cleanest.

Proverbs and old sayings English

If you were born to be shot, you'll never be hung.

Proverbs and old sayings English about contentment

All cats love fish but hate to get their paws wet.

Proverbs and old sayings English about hate, fishing, love

They who have much business must have much pardon.

Proverbs and old sayings English about affair

A good payer will not object to leaving a deposit.

Proverbs and old sayings English about good, good luck

Close only counts in horseshoes and hand-grenades.

Proverbs and old sayings English

When you hear hoofbeats, think horses, not zebras.

Proverbs and old sayings English about contentment

Always sample a maidens charms before the wedding.

Proverbs and old sayings English about marriage

Never do today what you can put off till tomorrow.

Proverbs and old sayings English about contentment

It is the last straw that breaks the camel's back.

Proverbs and old sayings English

Even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in a while.

Proverbs and old sayings English about blind

Love your neighbour, yet pull not down your hedge.

Proverbs and old sayings English about love