Proverbs and old sayings about Man, page 120

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A man as he manages himself may die old at thirty, or young at eighty.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about man

A mouse in pitch. [A man engaged in useless and perplexing inquiries. ]

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about man

Nothing bears a stronger resemblance to a madman than a man when drunk.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about man

It is said that for a sick man, there is hope as long as there is life.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about man

It matters little whether we are the slaves of circumstance, or of man.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about man

Men learn oratory by practice. [Practice in speaking makes us eloquent. ]

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about man

All men grieve, and if you ask them the reason why, they cannot tell it.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about man

Man's life's a vapor, and full of woes; he cuts a caper, and down he goes.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about man

Wherever a man dwells, he shall be sure to have a thorn-bush near his door.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about man

Hope gives strength and courage, and saves an otherwise dying man from his grave.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about man

No man can be happy without a friend, or be sure of his friend till he is unhappy.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about man

It would make a man scratch where it doth not itch, To see a man live poor to die rich.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about man

A cautious man will observe the indications of character which nature reveals in others.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about man

A nobody to-day, a prince to-morrow. [The reverse of To-day a man, to-morrow a mouse. ]

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about man

A drunken man, when asleep, is better left alone. [Let a slumbering evil rest where it is. ]

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about man

When a man's mode of life is contemptible, it follows that his preaching is treated with contempt.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about man

Figs he calls figs, a spade a spade. [Said of a man who speaks with sincerity and means what he says. ]

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about man

The field should be poorer than the farmer. [It is useless for a man to attempt farming without capital. ]

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about man

Give assistance, and receive thanks lighter than a feather: injure a man, and his wrath will be like lead.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about man

But now I was a rich man, three things have left me bare; dice, wine, and women, these three have made me poor.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about man