More English Proverbs

Don't let your sorrow come higher than your knees... >>

The tongue ever turns to the aching tooth.... >>

A blind man will not thank you for a looking-glass.... >>

Give neither advice nor salt, until you are asked for it.... >>

The ass that is common property is always the worst saddled... >>

Other Proverbs

Nothing is so burthensome as a secret.... (French) >>

Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere... (Chinese) >>

Don't spoil the ship for a halfpenny-worth of tar.... (Spanish) >>

At an auction keep your mouth shut.... (Spanish) >>

A pig bought on credit grunts all the year.... (Spanish) >>

Blind men should not judge of colours.

- English Proverb