500+ English Proverbs and Sayings 1. A bad beginning makes a bad ending. 2.

A bad corn promise is better than a good la s!it. ". A bad orkman #!arrels ith his tools. $. A bargain is a bargain. 5. A beggar can never be bankr!pt. %. A bird in the hand is orth t o in the b!sh. &. A bird may be kno n by its song. '. A black hen lays a hite egg. (. A blind leader o) the blind. 10. A blind man o!ld be glad to see. 11. A broken )riendship may be soldered* b!t ill never be so!nd. 12. A b!rden o) one+s o n choice is not )elt. 1". A b!rnt child dreads the )ire. 1$. A cat in gloves catches no mice. 15. A city that parleys is hal) gotten. 1%. A civil denial is better than a r!de grant. 1&. A clean )ast is better than a dirty break)ast. 1'. A clean hand ants no ashing. 1(. A clear conscience la!ghs at )alse acc!sations. 20. A close mo!th catches no )lies. 21. A cock is valiant on his o n d!nghill. 22. A cracked bell can never so!nd ell. 2". A creaking door hangs long on its hinges. 2$. A c!rst co has short horns. 25. A danger )oreseen is hal) avoided. 2%. A drop in the b!cket. 2&. A dro ning man ill catch at a stra . 2'. A )air )ace may hide a )o!l heart. 2(. A )a!lt con)essed is hal) redressed. "0. A )ly in the ointment. "1. A )ool al ays r!shes to the )ore. "2. A )ool and his money are soon parted. "". A )ool at )orty is a )ool indeed. "$. A )ool may ask more #!estions in an ho!r than a ise man can ans er in seven years. "5. A )ool may thro a stone into a ell hich a h!ndred ise men cannot p!ll o!t. "%. A )ool+s tong!e r!ns be)ore his it. "&. A )orced kindness deserves no thanks. "'. A )o!l morn may t!rn to a )air day. "(. A )o, is not taken t ice in the same snare. $0. A )riend in need is a )riend indeed. $". A )riend is never kno n till needed. $2. A )riend to all is a )riend to none.

$". A )riend+s )ro n is better than a )oe+s smile. $$. A good anvil does not )ear the hammer. $5. A good beginning is hal) the battle. $%. A good beginning makes a good ending. $&. A good deed is never lost. $'. A good dog deserves a good bone. $(. A good e,ample is the best sermon. 50. A good )ace is a letter o) recommendation. 51. A good -ack makes a good -ill. 52. A good marksman may miss. 5". A good name is better than riches. 5$. A good name is sooner lost than on. 55. A good name keeps its l!stre in the dark. 5%. A good i)e makes a good h!sband. 5&. A great do ry is a bed )!ll o) brambles. 5'. A great )ort!ne is a great slavery. 5(. A great ship asks deep aters. %0. A g!ilty conscience needs no acc!ser. %1. A hard n!t to crack. %2. A heavy p!rse makes a light heart. %". A hedge bet een keeps )riendship green. %$. A honey tong!e* a heart o) gall. %5. A h!ngry belly has no ears. %%. A h!ngry man is an angry man. %&. A -ack o) all trades is master o) none. %'. A -oke never gains an enemy b!t o)ten loses a )riend. %(. A la yer never goes to la himsel). &0. A la.y sheep thinks its ool heavy. &1. A liar is not believed hen he speaks the tr!th. &2. A lie begets a lie. &". A light p!rse is a heavy c!rse. &$. A light p!rse makes a heavy heart. &5. A little body o)ten harbo!rs a great so!l. &%. A little )ire is #!ickly trodden o!t. &&. A man can die b!t once. &'. A man can do no more than he can. &(. A man is kno n by the company he keeps. '0. A man o) ords and not o) deeds is like a garden )!ll o) eeds. '1. A miserly )ather makes a prodigal son. '2. A miss is as good as a mile. '". A ne broom s eeps clean. '$. A nod )rom a lord is a break)ast )or a )ool. '5. A penny saved is a penny gained. '%. A penny so!l never came to t opence. '&. A #!iet conscience sleeps in th!nder. ''. A rolling stone gathers no moss.

'(. A ro!nd peg in a s#!are hole. (0. A shy cat makes a pro!d mo!se. (1. A silent )ool is co!nted ise. (2. A small leak ill sink a great ship. (". A so)t ans er t!rns a ay rath. ($. A so!nd mind in a so!nd body. (5. A stitch in time saves nine. (%. A storm in a teac!p. (&. A tattler is orse than a thie). ('. A thie) kno s a thie) as a ol) kno s a ol). ((. A thie) passes )or a gentleman hen stealing has made him rich. 100. A threatened blo is seldom given. 101. A tree is kno n by its )r!it. 102. A ager is a )ool+s arg!ment. 10". A atched pot never boils. 10$. A ise man changes his mind* a )ool never ill. 105. A ol) in sheep+s clothing. 10%. A onder lasts b!t nine days. 10&. A ord is eno!gh to the ise. 10'. A ord spoken is past recalling. 10(. Actions speak lo!der than ords. 110. Adversity is a great schoolmaster. 111. Adversity makes strange bed)ello s. 112. A)ter a storm comes a calm. 11". A)ter dinner comes the reckoning. 11$. A)ter dinner sit /sleep0 a hile* a)ter s!pper alk a mile. 115. A)ter rain comes )air eather. 11%. A)ter !s the del!ge. 11&. Ag!es come on horseback* b!t go a ay on )oot. 11'. All are good lasses* b!t hence come the bad ives1 11(. All are not )riends that speak !s )air. 120. All are not h!nters that blo the horn. 121. All are not merry that dance lightly. 122. All are not saints that go to ch!rch. 12". All asses ag their ears. 12$. All bread is not baked in one oven. 125. All cats are grey in the dark /in the night0. 12%. All covet* all lose. 12&. All doors open to co!rtesy. 12'. All is )ish that comes to his net. 12(. All is not lost that is in peril. 1"0. All is ell that ends ell. 1"1. All lay load on the illing horse. 1"2. All men can+t be )irst. 1"". All men can+t be masters. 1"$. All promises are either broken or kept.

1"5. All roads lead to 2ome . 1"%. All s!gar and honey. 1"&. All that glitters is not gold. 1"'. All things are di))ic!lt be)ore they are easy. 1"(. All tr!ths are not to be told. 1$0. All ork and no play makes -ack a d!ll boy. 1$1. 3Almost3 never killed a )ly / as never hanged0. 1$2. Among the blind the one-eyed man is king. 1$". An apple a day keeps the doctor a ay. 1$$. An ass in a lion+s skin. 1$5. An ass is b!t an ass* tho!gh laden ith gold. 1$%. An ass loaded ith gold climbs to the top o) the castle. 1$&. An empty hand is no l!re )or a ha k. 1$'. An empty sack cannot stand !pright. 1$(. An empty vessel gives a greater so!nd than a )!ll barrel. 150. An evil chance seldom comes alone. 151. An honest tale speeds best* being plainly told. 152. An ho!r in the morning is orth t o in the evening. 15". An idle brain is the devil+s orkshop. 15$. An ill o!nd is c!red* not an ill name. 155. An oak is not )elled at one stroke. 15%. An old dog barks not in vain. 15&. An open door may tempt a saint. 15'. An o!nce o) discretion is orth a po!nd o) learning. 15(. An o, is taken by the horns* and a man by the tong!e. 1%0. An !n)ort!nate man o!ld be dro ned in a teac!p. 1%1. Anger and haste hinder good co!nsel. 1%2. Any port in a storm. 1%". Appearances are deceit)!l. 1%$. Appetite comes ith eating. 1%5. As dr!nk as a lord. 1%%. As innocent as a babe !nborn. 1%&. As like as an apple to an oyster. 1%'. As like as t o peas. 1%(. As old as the hills. 1&0. As plain as the nose on a man+s )ace. 1&1. As plain as t o and t o make )o!r. 1&2. As sn!g as a b!g in a r!g . 1&". As s!re as eggs is eggs. 1&$. As the call* so the echo. 1&5. As the )ool thinks* so the bell clinks. 1&%. As the old cock cro s* so does the yo!ng. 1&&. As the tree )alls* so shall it lie. 1&'. As the tree* so the )r!it. 1&(. As elcome as )lo ers in 4ay. 1'0. As elcome as ater in one+s shoes.

1'1. As ell be hanged )or a sheep as )or a lamb. 1'2. As yo! bre * so m!st yo! drink. 1'". As yo! make yo!r bed* so m!st yo! lie on it. 1'$. As yo! so * so shall yo! reap. 1'5. Ask no #!estions and yo! ill be told no lies. 1'%. At the ends o) the earth. 1'&. 5acch!s has dro ned more men than 6ept!ne . 1''. 5ad ne s has ings. 1'(. 5arking does seldom bite. 1(0. 5e slo to promise and #!ick to per)orm. 1(1. 5e s i)t to hear* slo to speak. 1(2. 5ea!ty is b!t skin-deep. 1(". 5ea!ty lies in lover+s eyes. 1($. 5e)ore one can say -ack 2obinson. 1(5. 5e)ore yo! make a )riend eat a b!shel o) salt ith him. 1(%. 5eggars cannot be choosers. 1(&. 5elieve not all that yo! see nor hal) hat yo! hear. 1('. 5est de)ence is o))ence. 1((. 5etter a glorio!s death than a shame)!l li)e. 200. 5etter a lean peace than a )at victory. 201. 5etter a little )ire to arm !s* than a great one to b!rn !s. 202. 5etter an egg today than a hen tomorro . 20". 5etter an open enemy than a )alse )riend. 20$. 5etter be alone than in bad company. 205. 5etter be born l!cky than rich. 20%. 5etter be envied than pitied. 20&. 5etter be the head o) a dog than the tail o) a lion. 20'. 5etter deny at once than promise long. 20(. 5etter die standing than live kneeling. 210. 5etter early than late. 211. 5etter give a shilling than lend a hal)-cro n. 212. 5etter go to bed s!pperless than rise in debt. 21". 5etter late than never. 21$. 5etter lose a 7est than a )riend. 215. 5etter one-eyed than stone-blind. 21%. 5etter the devil yo! kno than the devil yo! don+t. 21&. 5etter the )oot slip than the tong!e. 21'. 5etter to do ell than to say ell. 21(. 5etter to reign in hell* than serve in heaven. 220. 5etter !nborn than !nta!ght. 221. 5etter !nta!ght than ill-ta!ght. 222. 5et een the c!p and the lip a morsel may slip. 22". 5et een the devil and the deep /bl!e0 sea. 22$. 5et een t o evils +tis not orth choosing. 225. 5et een t o stools one goes /)alls0 to the gro!nd. 22%. 5et een the !pper and nether millstone.

22&. 5et i,t and bet een. 22'. 5e are o) a silent dog and still ater. 22(. 5ind the sack be)ore it be )!ll. 2"0. 5irds o) a )eather )lock together. 2"1. 5lind men can 7!dge no colo!rs. 2"2. 5lood is thicker than ater. 2"". 5orro ed garments never )it ell. 2"$. 5revity is the so!l o) it. 2"5. 5!rn not yo!r ho!se to rid it o) the mo!se. 2"%. 5!siness be)ore pleas!re. 2"&. 5y doing nothing e learn to do ill. 2"'. 5y hook or by crook. 2"(. 5y the street o) +by-and-bye+ one arrives at the ho!se o) +6ever+. 2$0. 8alamity is man+s tr!e to!chstone. 2$1. 8are killed the cat. 2$2. 8atch the bear be)ore yo! sell his skin. 2$". 8a!tion is the parent o) sa)ety. 2$$. 8harity begins at home. 2$5. 8heapest is the dearest. 2$%. 8heek brings s!ccess. 2$&. 8hildren and )ools m!st not play ith edged tools. 2$'. 8hildren are poor men+s riches. 2$(. 8hoose an a!thor as yo! choose a )riend. 250. 8hristmas comes b!t once a year* /b!t hen it comes it brings good cheer0. 251. 8irc!mstances alter cases. 252. 8la me* and 9 ill cla thee. 25". 8leanliness is ne,t to godliness. 25$. 8ompany in distress makes tro!ble less. 255. 8on)ession is the )irst step to repentance. 25%. 8o!nsel is no command. 25&. 8reditors have better memories than debtors. 25'. 8ross the stream here it is shallo est. 25(. 8ro s do not pick cro +s eyes. 2%0. 8!riosity killed a cat. 2%1. 8!rses like chickens come home to roost. 2%2. 8!stom is a second nat!re. 2%". 8!stom is the plag!e o) ise men and the idol o) )ools. 2%$. 8!t yo!r coat according to yo!r cloth. 2%5. :eath is the grand leveller. 2%%. :eath pays all debts. 2%&. :eath hen it comes ill have no denial. 2%'. :ebt is the orst poverty. 2%(. :eeds* not ords. 2&0. :elays are dangero!s. 2&1. :esperate diseases m!st have desperate remedies. 2&2. :iligence is the mother o) s!ccess /good l!ck0.

2&". :iseases are the interests o) pleas!res. 2&$. :ivide and r!le. 2&5. :o as yo! o!ld be done by. 2&%. :og does not eat dog. 2&&. :og eats dog. 2&'. :ogs that p!t !p many hares kill none. 2&(. :oing is better than saying. 2'0. :on+t co!nt yo!r chickens be)ore they are hatched. 2'1. :on+t cross the bridges be)ore yo! come to them. 2'2. :on+t have thy cloak to make hen it begins to rain. 2'". :on+t keep a dog and bark yo!rsel). 2'$. :on+t look a gi)t horse in the mo!th. 2'5. :on+t p!t all yo!r eggs in one basket. 2'%. :on+t sell the bear+s skin be)ore yo!+ve ca!ght it. 2'&. :on+t tro!ble tro!ble !ntil tro!ble tro!bles yo!. 2''. :on+t histle /halloo0 !ntil yo! are o!t o) the ood. 2'(. :ot yo!r i+s and cross yo!r t+s. 2(0. :ra not yo!r bo till yo!r arro is )i,ed. 2(1. :rive the nail that ill go. 2(2. :r!nken days have all their tomorro . 2(". :r!nkenness reveals hat soberness conceals. 2($. :!mb dogs are dangero!s. 2(5. Each bird loves to hear himsel) sing. 2(%. Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy* ealthy and ise. 2(&. Easier said than done. 2('. East or ;est <=> home is best. 2((. Easy come* easy go. "00. Eat at pleas!re* drink ith meas!re. "01. Empty vessels make the greatest /the most0 so!nd. "02. Eno!gh is as good as a )east. "0". Envy shoots at others and o!nds hersel). "0$. Even reckoning makes long )riends. "05. Every ass loves to hear himsel) bray. "0%. Every barber kno s that. "0&. Every bean has its black. "0'. Every bird likes its o n nest. "0(. Every b!llet has its billet. "10. Every co!ntry has its c!stoms. "11. Every dark clo!d has a silver lining. "12. Every day is not S!nday. "1". Every dog has his day. "1$. Every dog is a lion at home. "15. Every dog is valiant at his o n door. "1%. Every -ack has his -ill. "1&. Every man has a )ool in his sleeve. "1'. Every man has his )a!lts.

"1(. Every man has his hobby-horse. "20. Every man is the architect o) his o n )ort!nes. "21. Every man to his taste. "22. Every miller dra s ater to his o n mill. "2". Every mother thinks her o n gosling a s an. "2$. Every one+s )a!lts are not ritten in their )oreheads. "25. Every t!b m!st stand on its o n bottom. "2%. Every hite has its black* and every s eet its so!r. "2&. Every hy has a here)ore. "2'. Everybody+s b!siness is nobody+s b!siness. "2(. Everything comes to him ho aits. ""0. Everything is good in its season. ""1. Evil comm!nications corr!pt good manners. ""2. E,perience is the mother o) isdom. """. E,perience keeps a dear school* b!t )ools learn in no other. ""$. E,perience keeps no school* she teaches her p!pils singly. ""5. E,tremes meet. ""%. ?acts are st!bborn things. ""&. ?aint heart never on )air lady. ""'. ?air itho!t* )o!l /)alse0 ithin. ""(. ?air ords break no bones. "$0. ?alse )riends are orse than open enemies. "$1. ?amiliarity breeds contempt. "$2. ?ar )rom eye* )ar )rom heart. "$". ?asting comes a)ter )easting. "$$. ?a!lts are thick here love is thin. "$5. ?east today and )ast tomorro . "$%. ?ine )eathers make )ine birds. "$&. ?ine ords b!tter no parsnips. "$'. ?irst catch yo!r hare. "$(. ?irst come* )irst served. "50. ?irst deserve and then desire. "51. ?irst think* then speak. "52. ?ish and company stink in three days. "5". ?ish begins to stink at the head. "5$. ?ollo the river and yo!+ll get to the sea. "55. ?ool+s haste is no speed. "5%. ?ools and madmen speak the tr!th. "5&. ?ools gro itho!t atering. "5'. ?ools may sometimes speak to the p!rpose. "5(. ?ools never kno hen they are ell. "%0. ?ools r!sh in here angels )ear to tread. "%1. ?or the love o) the game. "%2. ?orbearance is no ac#!ittance. "%". ?orbidden )r!it is s eet. "%$. ?ore arned is )orearmed.

"%5. ?ort!ne )avo!rs the brave /the bold0. "%%. ?ort!ne is easily )o!nd* b!t hard to be kept. "%&. ?o!r eyes see more /better0 than t o. "%'. ?riends are thieves o) time. "%(. ?rom bad to orse. "&0. ?rom pillar to post. "&1. @entility itho!t ability is orse than plain beggary. "&2. @et a name to rise early* and yo! may lie all day. "&". @i)ts )rom enemies are dangero!s. "&$. @ive a )ool rope eno!gh* and he ill hang himsel). "&5. @ive every man thy ear* b!t )e thy voice. "&%. @ive him an inch and he+ll take an ell. "&&. @ive never the ol) the ether to keep. "&'. @l!ttony kills more men than the s ord. "&(. @o to bed ith the lamb and rise ith the lark. "'0. @ood clothes open all doors. "'1. @ood co!nsel does no harm. "'2. @ood health is above ealth. "'". @ood masters make good servants. "'$. @ood ords and no deeds. "'5. @ood ords itho!t deeds are r!shes and reeds. "'%. @ossiping and lying go hand in hand. "'&. @rasp all* lose all. "''. @reat barkers are no biters. "'(. @reat boast* small roast. "(0. @reat cry and little ool. "(1. @reat spenders are bad lenders. "(2. @reat talkers are great liars. "(". @reat talkers are little doers. "($. @reedy )olk have long arms. "(5. Aabit c!res habit. "(%. Aal) a loa) is better than no bread. "(&. 3Aamlet3 itho!t the Prince o) :enmark. "('. Aandsome is that handsome does. "((. Aappiness takes no acco!nt o) time. $00. Aappy is he that is happy in his children. $01. Aard ords break no bones. $02. Aares may p!ll dead lions by the beard. $0". Aarm atch* harm catch. $0$. Aaste makes aste. $05. Aasty climbers have s!dden )alls. $0%. Aate not at the )irst harm. $0&. Aatred is blind* as ell as love. $0'. Aa ks ill not pick ha ks+ eyes. $0(. Ae begins to die that #!its his desires. $10. Ae cannot speak ell that cannot hold his tong!e.

$11. Ae carries )ire in one hand and ater in the other. $12. Ae dances ell to hom )ort!ne pipes. $1". Ae gives t ice ho gives in a trice. $1$. Ae goes long bare)oot that aits )or dead man+s shoes. $15. Ae is a )ool that )orgets himsel). $1%. Ae is a good )riend that speaks ell o) !s behind o!r backs. $1&. Ae is happy that thinks himsel) so. $1'. Ae is li)eless that is )a!ltless. $1(. Ae is not )it to command others that cannot command himsel). $20. Ae is not la!ghed at that la!ghs at himsel) )irst. $21. Ae is not poor that has little* b!t he that desires m!ch. $22. Ae 7ests at scars that never )elt a o!nd. $2". Ae kno s best hat good is that has end!red evil. $2$. Ae kno s ho many beans make )ive. $25. Ae kno s m!ch ho kno s ho to hold his tong!e. $2%. Ae la!ghs best ho la!ghs last. $2&. Ae lives long that lives ell. $2'. Ae m!st needs s im that is held !p by the chin. $2(. Ae sho!ld have a long spoon that s!ps ith the devil. $"0. Ae smells best that smells o) nothing. $"1. Ae that comes )irst to the hill may sit here he ill. $"2. Ae that commits a )a!lt thinks everyone speaks o) it. $"". Ae that does yo! an iBi t!rn ill never )orgive yo!. $"$. Ae that )ears every b!sh m!st never go a-birding. $"5. Ae that )ears yo! present iil hate yo! absent. $"%. Ae that goes a borro ing* goes a sorro ing. $"&. Ae that goes bare)oot m!st not plant thorns. $"'. Ae that has a )!ll p!rse never anted a )riend. $"(. Ae that has a great nose thinks everybody is speaking o) it. $$0. Ae that has an ill name is hal) hanged. $$1. Ae that has no children kno s not hat love is. $$2. Ae that has Ae head needs no hat. $$". Ae that has no money needs no p!rse. $$$. Ae that is born to be hanged shall never be dro ned. $$5. Ae that is )!ll o) himsel) is very empty. $$%. Ae that is ill to himsel) ill be good to nobody. $$&. Ae that is arm thinks all so. $$'. Ae that kno s nothing do!bts nothing. $$(. Ae that lies do n ith dogs m!st rise !p ith )leas. $50. Ae that lives ith cripples learns to limp. $51. Ae that mischie) hatches* mischie) catches. $52. Ae that never climbed never )ell. $5". Ae that once deceives is ever s!spected. $5$. Ae that promises too m!ch means nothing. $55. Ae that respects not is not respected. $5%. Ae that seeks tro!ble never misses.

$5&. Ae that serves everybody is paid by nobody. $5'. Ae that serves @od )or money ill serve the devil )or better ages. $5(. Ae that spares the bad in7!res the good. $%0. Ae that talks m!ch errs m!ch. $%1. Ae that talks m!ch lies m!ch. $%2. Ae that ill eat the kernel m!st crack the n!t. $%". Ae that ill not hen he may* hen he ill he shall have nay. $%$. Ae that ill steal an egg ill steal an o,. $%5. Ae that ill thrive* m!st rise at )ive. $%%. Ae that o!ld eat the )r!it m!st climb the tree. $%&. Ae that o!ld have eggs m!st end!re the cackling o) hens. $%'. Ae ho is born a )ool is never c!red. $%(. Ae ho hesitates is lost. $&0. Ae ho likes borro ing dislikes paying. $&1. Ae ho makes no mistakes* makes nothing. $&2. Ae ho pleased everybody died be)ore he as born. $&". Ae ho says hat he likes* shall hear hat he doesn+t like. $&$. Ae ho o!ld catch )ish m!st not mind getting et. $&5. Ae ho o!ld eat the n!t m!st )irst crack the shell. $&%. Ae ho o!ld search )or pearls m!st dive belo . $&&. Ae ill never set the Chames on )ire. $&'. Ae orks best ho kno s his trade. $&(. Aead cook and bottle- asher. $'0. Aealth is not val!ed till sickness comes. $'1. Ais money b!rns a hole in his pocket. $'2. Aonesty is the best policy. $'". Aoney is not )or the ass+s mo!th. $'$. Aoney is s eet* b!t the bee stings. $'5. Aono!r and pro)it lie not in one sack. $'%. Aono!rs change manners. $'&. Aope is a good break)ast* b!t a bad s!pper. $''. Aope is the poor man+s bread. $'(. A!nger breaks stone alls. $(0. A!nger )inds no )a!lt ith cookery. $(1. A!nger is the best sa!ce. $(2. A!ngry bellies have no ears. $(". 9dle )olks lack no e,c!ses. $($. 9dleness is the mother o) all evil. $(5. 9dleness r!sts the mind. $(%. 9) an ass /donkey0 bray at yo!* don+t bray at him. $(&. 9) i)s and ans ere pots and pans... $('. 9) my a!nt had been a man* she+d have been my !ncle. $((. 9) the blind lead the blind* both shall )all into the ditch. 500. 9) the sky )alls* e shall catch larks. 501. 9) there ere no clo!ds* e sho!ld not en7oy the s!n. 502. 9) things ere to be done t ice all o!ld be ise.

50". 9) e can+t as e o!ld* e m!st do as e can. 50$. 9) ishes ere horses* beggars might ride. 505. 9) yo! agree to carry the cal)* they+ll make yo! carry the co . 50%. 9) yo! cannot bite* never sho yo!r teeth. 50&. 9) yo! cannot have the best* make the best o) hat yo! have. 50'. 9) yo! dance yo! m!st pay the )iddler. 50(. 9) yo! la!gh be)ore break)ast yo!+ll cry be)ore s!pper. 510. 9) yo! r!n a)ter t o hares* yo! ill catch neither. 511. 9) yo! sell the co * yo! sell her milk too. 512. 9) yo! thro m!d eno!gh* some o) it ill stick. 51". 9) yo! try to please all yo! ill please none. 51$. 9) yo! ant a thing ell done* do it yo!rsel). 515. 9ll-gotten gains never prosper. 51%. 9ll-gotten* ill-spent. 51&. 9n every beginning think o) the end. 51'. 9n )or a penny* in )or a po!nd. 51(. 9n the co!ntry o) the blind one-eyed man is a king. 520. 9n the end things ill mend. 521. 9n the evening one may praise the day. 522. 9ron hand /)ist0 in a velvet glove. 52". 9t is a good horse that never st!mbles. 52$. 9t is a long lane that has no t!rning. 525. 9t is a poor mo!se that has only one hole. 52%. 9t is an ill bird that )o!ls its o n nest. 52&. 9t is an ill ind that blo s nobody good. 52'. 9t is a silly )ish* that is ca!ght t ice ith the same bait. 52(. 9t is easy to s im i) another hoids !p yo!r chin /head0. 5"0. 9t is eno!gh to make a cat la!gh. 5"1. 9t is good )ishing in tro!bled aters. 5"2. 9t is never too late to learn. 5"". 9t is no !se crying over spilt milk. 5"$. 9t is the )irst step that costs. 5"5. 9t never rains b!t it po!rs. 5"%. 9t+s as broad as it+s long. 5"&. 9t+s no !se p!mping a dry ell. 5"'. 9t+s one thing to )lo!rish and another to )ight. 5"(. 9t takes all sorts to make a orld. 5$0. -ackda in peacock+s )eathers. 5$1. -est ith an ass and he ill )lap yo! in the )ace ith his tail. 5$2. -!dge not o) men and things at )irst sight. 5$". -!st as the t ig is bent* the tree is inclined. 5$$. Deep a thing seven years and yo! ill )ind a !se )or it. 5$5. Deep yo!r mo!th sh!t and yo!r ears open. 5$%. Deep yo!r mo!th sh!t and yo!r eyes open. 5$&. East* b!t not least. 5$'. Ea s catch )lies* b!t let hornets go )ree.

5$(. Eearn to creep be)ore yo! leap. 550. Eearn to say be)ore yo! sing. 551. Eearn isdom by the )ollies o) others. 552. Eeast said* soonest mended. 55". Eeaves itho!t )igs. 55$. Eet bygones be bygones. 555. Eet every man praise the bridge he goes over. 55%. Eet sleeping dogs lie. 55&. Eet ell /eno!gh0 alone. 55'. Eiars need good memories. 55(. Eies have short legs. 5%0. Ei)e is b!t a span. 5%1. Ei)e is not a bed o) roses. 5%2. Ei)e is not all cakes and ale /beer and skittles0. 5%". Eike a cat on hot bricks. 5%$. Eike a needle in a haystack. 5%5. Eike begets like. 5%%. Eike c!res like. 5%&. Eike )ather* like son.
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