More English Proverbs

Luck has a slender anchorage.... >>

Fools build houses, and wise men buy them.... >>

Everyone must row with the oars he has.... >>

God the first garden made, and the first city Cain.... >>

First deserve, and then desire.... >>

Other Proverbs

If thy heart fail thee, why then climb at all?... (Spanish) >>

Foxes come at last to the furrier's.... (French) >>

Nothing is more ridiculous or troublesome than mere ceremony... (French) >>

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step... (Latin) >>

He, who kennels with wolves, must howl.... (French) >>

Many things are lost for want of asking.

- English Proverb