More English Proverbs

If a hen does not prate she'll never lay.... >>

Whom we love best, to them we can say least.... >>

Spread the table and contention will cease.... >>

Still he fisheth that catcheth one.... >>

The nearer the bone, the sweeter the meat.... >>

Other Proverbs

Better give a penny then lend twenty.... (Italian) >>

You often meet your fate on the road you take to avoid it.... (French) >>

It's better to arrive on time than to be invited.... (Spanish) >>

He that is rich will not be called a fool.... (Spanish) >>

To take ambition from a soldier, is to rob him of his spurs.... (Spanish) >>

You never miss a slice from a cut loaf.

- English Proverb