Proverbs and old sayings English, page 47

1254 proverbs and old sayings english

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

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

Proverbs and old sayings English about hate, 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

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

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

Do as most men do and men will speak well of thee.

Proverbs and old sayings English about man

He that plants trees loves others besides himself.

Proverbs and old sayings English

He that gets forgets, but he that wants thinks on.

Proverbs and old sayings English

He that gives to a grateful man puts out to usury.

Proverbs and old sayings English about man

The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry.

Proverbs and old sayings English about man

Two wrongs don't make a right, but three lefts do.

Proverbs and old sayings English about rightness