More English Proverbs

Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know.... >>

In the year when plums flourish, all else fails.... >>

The noisiest drum has nothing in it but air.... >>

When the pigeons go abenting, the farmers go lamenting.... >>

A fair October and a good blast, will blow the hag and her broom away ... >>

Other Proverbs

Where friars abound keep your eyes open.... (Spanish) >>

Quarrels do not last long if the wrong is only on one side.... (French) >>

The lion's not half so fierce as he's painted.... (Spanish) >>

The whisper of a pretty girl can be heard further than the r... (Spanish) >>

No fly gets into a shut mouth.... (Spanish) >>

Take care of your pennies and your pounds will take care of your heirs and barristers.

- English Proverb