More English Proverbs

Absence is a shrew.... >>

It is a bold mouse that nestles in the cat's ear.... >>

An empty barrel makes the most noise.... >>

Better say nothing, than nothing to the purpose.... >>

God help the rich man, let the poor man beg!... >>

Other Proverbs

A bad thing never dies.... (Spanish) >>

Learning is there for every man.... (French) >>

A dimple in the chin; a devil within... (Latin) >>

He who goes to collect wool may come back shorn.... (French) >>

He who is born to be hanged shall never be drowned.... (French) >>

The camel asking for horns lost also his ears. [In grasping for things we need not, we often lose what we have.]

- English Proverb