More English Proverbs

Elbow grease is the best polish.... >>

Better wed over the mixen than over the moor.... >>

A lawyer never goes to law himself... >>

Keep counsel of thyself first.... >>

It is ill fishing before the net.... >>

Other Proverbs

A rich man has no need of character... (Japanese) >>

A merry life forgets father and mother.... (French) >>

When the friar's beaten, then comes James.... (French) >>

The biter is often bit.... (French) >>

A drowning man will catch at a straw.... (French) >>

Every bean hath its black.

- English Proverb