Proverbs and old sayings British, page 55

1123 proverbs and old sayings british

Never be boastful; someone may pass who knew you as a child.

Proverbs and old sayings British about children

Ye'll neither dee for your wit nor be drowned for a warlock.

Proverbs and old sayings British

Better to pay and have little than have much and be in debt.

Proverbs and old sayings British

He that puts on a public gown must put off a private person.

Proverbs and old sayings British about public, people

The married man has many cares, the unmarried one many more.

Proverbs and old sayings British about man

A handful of good life, is better than a bushel of learning.

Proverbs and old sayings British about life, good, good luck

The guest who outstays his fellow-guests loses his overcoat.

Proverbs and old sayings British

Those far, far away are seldom seen for what they really are.

Proverbs and old sayings British

The rich man may dine when he will, the poor man when he may.

Proverbs and old sayings British about wealth, man

He that will be rich before night, may be hanged before noon.

Proverbs and old sayings British about night, wealth

Lawyers' gowns are lined with the wilfulness of their clients.

Proverbs and old sayings British about customers

Who goes softly goes safely, and he that goes safely goes far.

Proverbs and old sayings British

No man better knows what good is than he who has endured evil.

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

He that complies against his will, is of his own opinion still.

Proverbs and old sayings British about opinion

If youth knew what age would crave, it would both get and save.

Proverbs and old sayings British about youth, age, olderness

Let my lamp at midnight hour be seen in some high lonely tower.

Proverbs and old sayings British

One acre of performance, is worth twenty of the land of promise.

Proverbs and old sayings British about promise

He that gapes until he be fed, well may he gape till he be dead.

Proverbs and old sayings British

When people have but little property, they take good care of it.

Proverbs and old sayings British about people, good, good luck

That sick man is not to be pitied who has his cure in his sleeve.

Proverbs and old sayings British about man