More English Proverbs

Give the devil his due... >>

A black plum is as sweet as a white.... >>

Age and wedlock tame man and beast.... >>

There is but one good mother-in-law and she is dead... >>

Much ado and little help.... >>

Other Proverbs

He carries fire in one hand, water in the other.... (French) >>

The oaths of one who loves a woman are not to be believed.... (Spanish) >>

One man will carry two buckets of water for his own use, Two... (Chinese) >>

One knavery is met by another.... (Spanish) >>

Set a peasant on horseback, and he forgets both God and man.... (Spanish) >>

In for a penny, in for a pound.

- English Proverb