Proverbs and old sayings, page 766

43575 proverbs and old sayings

If you rock the cradle empty, then you shall have babies plenty.

Proverbs and old sayings English about rocks, contentment

He that would the daughter win Must with the mother first begin.

Proverbs and old sayings English about mother

Hang a thief when he's young, and he'll no' steal when he's old.

Proverbs and old sayings English about thieves, old, olderness

Better to say nothing, than to say something not to the purpose.

Proverbs and old sayings English about purpose, nothing

All of you that intend to ring, you undertake a dangerous thing.

Proverbs and old sayings English about things, contentment

If you dont have anything nice to say, dont say anything at all.

Proverbs and old sayings English about contentment

A good man in an evil society seems the greatest villain of all.

Proverbs and old sayings English about criminals, society, good, good luck, man

You'll always miss 100% of the [basketball] shots you don't take.

Proverbs and old sayings English about contentment

You may poke a man's fire after you've known him for seven years.

Proverbs and old sayings English about fire, fire brigade, contentment, man

It's too late to shut the stable-door after the horse has bolted.

Proverbs and old sayings English

Look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves.

Proverbs and old sayings English

He is a fool that kisseth the maid when he may kiss the mistress.

Proverbs and old sayings English about kiss

The ship that will not obey the helm will have to obey the rocks.

Proverbs and old sayings English about rocks

He who killeth the lion when absent feareth a mouse when present.

Proverbs and old sayings English about absent, present

When your only tool is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.

Proverbs and old sayings English about tools

He that is angry without a cause shall be pleased without amends.

Proverbs and old sayings English

This is courage in a man to bear unflinchingly what heaven sends.

Proverbs and old sayings English about courage, man

Rather weigh the will of the speaker, than the worth of the words.

Proverbs and old sayings English about word

Oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive.

Proverbs and old sayings English

At the end of the game the king and the pawn go into the same bag.

Proverbs and old sayings English about games, end