More English Proverbs

Anything may be spoken if it be under the rose.... >>

A wicked book is the wickeder because it cannot repent.... >>

He opens the door with an ax.... >>

Experience is good, if not bought too dear.... >>

The owl is the kind of the night.... >>

Other Proverbs

In hawks, hounds, arms, and love, for one pleasure a thousan... (French) >>

Attack is the best form of defense.... (Spanish) >>

He who respects his parents never dies... (Jewish) >>

In a calm sea every man is a pilot.... (Spanish) >>

He who spits above himself will have it fall on his face.... (Spanish) >>

A goose quill is more dangerous than a lion's claw.

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