English Proverbs
English Proverbs
break hurt names proverbs sticks stones
Sticks and stones will break my bones, but names will never hurt me.
proverbs till tomorrow
Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today.
ashamed poverty poverty-and-the-poor proverbs
Poverty is not a shame, but the being ashamed of it is.
heads mob proverbs
The mob has many heads but no brains.
hanged proverbs sheep
May as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb.
meat men poor proverbs rich seek stomach
Poor men seek meat for their stomach, rich men stomach for their meat.
none proverbs
One of these day is none of these days.
ends love proverbs
Never love with all your heart, it only ends in breaking.
chickens count proverbs
Don't count your chickens before they are hatched.
daughter mother proverbs win
He that would the daughter win must with the mother first begin.
fool fools-and-foolishness kiss maid proverbs
He is a fool that kisseth the maid when he may kiss the mistress.
forest men opportunity proverbs
Some men go through a forest and see no firewood.
equal failing proverbs trust
It is an equal failing to trust everybody, and to trust nobody.
heaven gentleman church
Prelate, n. A church officer having a superior degree of holiness and a fat preferment. One of Heaven's aristocracy. A gentleman of God.