More English Proverbs

Far from court, far from care.... >>

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

If you swear you will catch no fish.... >>

Length begets loathing.... >>

He that buyeth magistracy will seek justice.... >>

Other Proverbs

Good fences make good neighbors... (Jewish) >>

When a cow is lost it is something to recover its tail, were... (French) >>

Princes use men as the husbandman uses bees.... (French) >>

The bleating of the lamb merely arouses the tiger.... (French) >>

Night is the mother of councils.... (French) >>

He that will thrive must first ask his wife.

- English Proverb