Proverb
Proverb
A proverb is a simple and concrete statement popularly known and repeated, that expresses a truth based on common sense or experience...
daylight doth good trade work
A hangman is a good trade, he doth his work by daylight
drink eat proverbs trade
Eat and drink with your friends but do not trade with them.
learned properly trade
A trade not properly learned is an enemy.
sharper sweeter wine
The sharper is the berry, the sweeter is the wine
swim taste three wine
Fish, to taste good, must swim three times: in water, in butter, and in wine
heals lie truth
Better a lie which heals than a truth which wounds.
appreciate taste tasted
Those who have never tasted bitter, do not appreciate the taste of sugar.
arrive travel
It is better to travel than to arrive
ask self true
If they say you are good, ask you self if it be true
far few teeth trouble
May your trouble be like the old man's teeth - few and far between
midnight sleep three
One hour's sleep before midnight is better than three after it
bad command fires soldier word zeal
Too much zeal is a bad soldier who fires before the word of command
friend nor trust
Trust not a new friend nor an old enemy.
eye mirror soul
The eye is the mirror of the soul.