Proverb
Proverb
A proverb is a simple and concrete statement popularly known and repeated, that expresses a truth based on common sense or experience...
foot speaks truth
He that speaks truth must have one foot in the stirrup.
holds smells tub wine
Every tub smells of the wine it holds
tail tongue women
A woman's tongue wags like a lamb's tail
buried house married three woman women
A woman is to be from her house three times; when she is christened, married and buried
ground solid stand strength
As solid as the ground we stand on
bees fly hay july load worth
A swarm of bees in May is worth a load of hay but a swarm in July is not worth a fly
goose market three women
A market is three women and a goose
swim taste three wine
Fish, to taste good, must swim three times: in water, in butter, and in wine
affection drunk sober thoughts words
A drunk man's words are a sober man's thoughts
praised remark silence
Some things are better praised by silence than by remark
classic formula success
The classic formula for success is: ""Dress British, Think Yiddish
daylight doth good trade work
A hangman is a good trade, he doth his work by daylight
dead dog living
Better a living dog than a dead lion.
agreement fat lean
Better a lean agreement than a fat lawsuit.