English 18th Century Proverbs
English 18th Century Proverbs
greater proverbs sinner
The greater the sinner the greater the saint.
ad backs bite fleas lesser proverbs
Big fleas have little fleas upon their backs to bite them, and little fleas have lesser fleas, and so ad infinitum.
bowls proverbs
Those who play at bowls must look out for rubbers.
bad dog hang name proverbs
Give a dog a bad name and hang him.
half proverbs truth
Half the truth is often a whole lie.
proverbs
Keep your own fish-guts for your own sea-maws.
bad proverbs three
Three removals are as bad as a fire.
climb eat fruit proverbs
He that will eat the fruit must climb the tree.
follows proverbs
He that follows freits (omens), freits will follow him.
care pounds proverbs
Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves.
evil proverbs sufficient unto
Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
proverbs till
Don't halloo till you are out of the wood.
fools proverbs
Fools and bairns should never see half-done work.
fool forty proverbs
A fool at forty is a fool indeed.