More English Proverbs

No man cries stinking fish.... >>

A good servant makes a bad enemy.... >>

A shady lane breeds mud.... >>

A mother-in-law is what you inherit when you marry.... >>

Discreet wives have neither eyes nor ears.... >>

Other Proverbs

It is at home, not in public, that one washes his dirty line... (French) >>

When you have only two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf... (Jewish) >>

Fox's broth, cold and scalding.... (Spanish) >>

He who looks demurely trust not with your money.... (Spanish) >>

He who does not speak, God does not hear.... (Spanish) >>

Accusing the times is but excusing ourselves.

- English Proverb