Paroimiographia Proverbs, or, Old sayed savves & adages in English (or the Saxon toung), Italian, French, and Spanish, whereunto the British for their great antiquity and weight are added ... / collected by J.H., Esqr.

Moral Proverbs.

WHo serves God hath a good Master.

When all sins grow old, covetousness growes younger.

God hath a great share in a little house.

To become quickly rich one must turn his back to God.

He hath shit in a hat, and then clap'd it on his head, viz. he hath lain with a woman, and then made her his wife.

In too much dispute truth is lost.

When the business is done, the fool makes his bargain.

A guest and fish stink in three dayes.

To fear that which may be overcome, is a sign of a white liver.

The dead hath no friend, the sick and absent but half a one.

He is soon deceived, that thinks no hurt.

Who hath once the fame of an early riser, may sleep till noon.

You will make me believe that the stars are but spangles.

The Devils flower turns half to bran.

He is the wisest Abbot, who hath bee•• Fryar before, viz. he is best experienced.

He hath eaten his corn in the blade; spoken of a young un∣thrift.

A contented heart, and a cloak on the shoulders.

He is no compleat gentleman who hath not made five voyages to Swetland, viz. to Cornelius tub.

Who lends a friend, is like to lose double, viz. both money and friend.

Peace is the Festival of all Saints, and is kept in Paradise.

Leave the Minster where it is, viz. do not meddle with Church-matters.

To burn a whole candle to find a pin.

He is the Devils boy who doth more then he is commanded.

With time Medlers grow ripe.

There's no clock truer then the belly.

He is my true Uncle who fills my belly.

A gentle mother, a scabby child.

The hog hath all things good in him except his dung.

Beauty without goodness is like faded wine.

They agree together as the clocks of London.

Every one must have his turn, viz. must dye; the motto of the Duke of Guyse who was kill'd at Blois.

He is a right man, a man of worth; from the best sort of coin is marked with A.

Who makes marriages and builds houses, quickly wastes him∣self.

He well begins to dye, who from his own desires doth fly.

A barking dog seldome bites.

The Abbot and the Convent are but one thing, but their purse is in many places.

From Bees they become Drones.

A thing us'd cannot be priz'd too much.

A house ready made, a wife to be made.

The rich man dines when he pleaseth, the poor man when he can.

Nothing venture, nothing have.

A hunger-starved belly hath no ears.

The fool falls down before the distaff.

The world encreaseth by the strength of the yard.

Love me, love my dog.

Who loves well, corrects well.

Who goes, licks, who lies still, dryes up.

He parts well with his place who leaves his friend there.

There is not so clear a mirrour as an old friend.

Love and Lordship never kept fellowship.

Love may do much, but money more.

Love, Cough, and Itch cannot be conceal'd.

Love causeth rage, but money makes the marriage.

There is love under a fustian petticoat as well as under a silk fardingall.

A Prick of 20. a C. of fifteen.

There's no appeal from death.

The tree falls not down at the first stroak.

Martin lost his Ass by laying he was all white, whereas there was one black hair found in his tail; this alludes to rash wa∣gers.

Who hath a step-mother, hath a Devil in a womans shape.

My white shirt kisseth my tail every Sunday.

He hath put too narrow a ring on his finger, viz. he hath tyed himself to too hard a task.

The pur-blind is King in the blind mens Countrey.

Covetousness breaks both sack and bag.

To day a Treasurer, to morrow a Bankrupt.

Married to day, and marred to morrow.

To give oats for hay, viz. to over-requite a kindness.

Once take, is better then twice you shall have.

If thou wilt know a true Clown, give him the staff of authority.

Much liberty, many theeves.

In a hundred years a wheel-barrow may be a banner.

There's no feast to the misers feast.

Now is the Pope become French, and Jesus Christ English; A saying when the Pope came to Avignon, at which time the English prosper'd much in France.

'Tis the heart that doth the business, not the length of time.

To fear that which may be overcome, shews a white liver.

Half the world doth not know how the other lives.

Debts keep a man from sleeping too much.

Deliberations are in our hands, but God orders the success.

No man can stop ones way from going to God.

From morning to morning time goes a long journey.

An idle question needs no answer.

He is happy who doth not desire that which he hath not.

The opening too oft the hole under the nose, makes one have tat∣ter'd hose.

There's no fence against the stroaks of fortune.

Who manageth his own business berayes not his hands.

He thinks that roasted Larks will fall into his mouth; spoken of a sluggard.

He is not far from amendment, who confesseth his fault.

A true friend better then a rich Farm.

One must love his friend, but hate his faults.

Not to have a friend is worse then to have an enemy.

He can hardly be a true friend to another, who is an enemy to himself.

His stomach is insatiable as a Lawyers purse.

When a tree is down every one runs upon it.

The wages had, the arms are broken, viz. labour ceaseth.

A Ducket, and a Dogs turd will be the same thing at the day of judgement.

Who is in love doth alwayes something of a fool.

Sing to an Ass, and he will give you a fart.

When a poor man gives any thing to the rich, he begs.

The Scholar sleeps six hours, seven the traveller, eight the labourer, nine the sluggard.

The Boat goes but ill without Oars.

War makes theeves, and Peace brings them to the gallowes.

Who lends, hath it not again; if he hath it, yet not so soon; if soon, not all; if all, not from the same; if from the same, not so willingly; therefore spare to lend.

In lending my Cousin German, in repaying the son of a whore.

Who hath no honey in his pot, let him have it in his mouth.

A man may be weary in eating tarts.

I have payed all my English, viz. my creditors.

Wine wears no breeches, viz. wine shews what a man is.

They are the Regiments of Monsieur Brovillon, three drums, and two souldiers; spoken ironically.

The strongest carries away the bag.

'Tis more easie to draw away from the bank then the bottome of a river.

Old obsolete Language spoken in the time when high bonnets were worn.

He speaks gibberish, whereas Baraguin is a British word, and signifies white bread.

He hath shit in his hat, and then claps it on his head; which is meant of one who hath lain with a woman, and marri∣eth her afterwards.

She is built as a watch-tower, where there are grates to let down great stones, the top defends the lower parts; 'Tis meant of a woman that hath an ill-favoured face, and a handsome body.

The morning words agree not with those of the evening.

Who hath a good neighbour hath a good morrow.

To sing Magnificat in the morning; which should be at Ves∣pers.

To be in the straw up to the belly, viz. to be in great prosperity.

The Pox hath all its due, viz. all kind of foulness.

Take the time as it is, and the people as they are.

To gather the tithes of garlick, viz. to be well beaten.

To be fox'd or drunk.

To brag, or play the bragadocio.

There's no chance but what's before.

Neer is my petticoat, but neerer is my smock.

God gives blessings, and beefs, but not by the horns, viz. with danger.

There are more old good fellowes, then old Physicians.

To live at ease is the greatest treasure.

An ounce of fortune is worth a pound of wisedome.

Better to be a bird of the wood then a cage-bird.

To day brave, to morrow in the grave.

The toung hath no bones, yet it breaks the back and breast.

When a girl weighs a Goose, she must have a tent.

To make a great noise for nutshels.

To seek five feet in a Mutton.

To seek noon at nine.

A mill-post to a thwittle.

The flesh is neerer then the shirt.

There's not a chance but comes again.

He will kill ten with the candle, and twenty with the candle∣stick.

The least Saint desire's his candle.

By Owl-light a Goat looks like a Lady.

He take a course that you shall piss strong no more.

Who hath no Capon, let him be content with bread and onion.

Who sowes thistles gathers prickles.

A pleasant companion is better then a chariot.

There's no hunting but with old hounds.

To fall from the frying-pan to the fire.

Who hasteneth too much, may go astray in a fair way.

He walks at his ease, who leads a horse.

He hath a button for every hole, viz. an excuse for every thing.

While the Dog shites, the Wolf scapes.

Borrowers must be no choosers.

One handful of a good life is better then a bushel of Preaching.

Ile draw out the worms at your nose.

Save a theef from the gallowes, he will put you there.

First born; first fed.

A barren Sow, a knavish servant, and a hen without eggs, are three unprofitable things.

His clothes would scare a theef, viz. being so bare that the threed might be seen, to put him in mind of the hal∣ter.

I will do my utmost, I will employ all my five senses in the bu∣siness.

I will employ green and dry, I will do my best endeavours.

He sups ill who eats all at dinner.

The parings of time.

That Mouse is soon caught who hath but one hole.

'Tis such an extreme cold that it makes me beat the tabour with my teeth.

To day above ground, to morrow under.

A word once out flyes every where abroad.

A double-fac'd man is lik'd of neither in town or Countrey.

To lose time, to stay too long for the bound.

His fault may be read in his forehead.

You will never make a good Hawk of a Buzzard.

He hath taken from Saint Peter to pay Saint Paul.

A burnt Dog fears cold water.

Who comes last let him make fast.

If Heaven would fall we should catch Larks.

Like master like man.

There's no sawce to appetite.

Neer the Church, far from God.

You must not halt before a cripple.

The pitcher goes so oft to the water that he leaves the handle be∣hind.

To put the Cart before the Oxen.

Two faces under one hood.

Who loves John, loves his dog.

Who grapples too much, takes hold of nothing.

The King must lose his rent where nothing's to be had.

There's no horse so good but he will stumble.

A red man, and a bearded woman salute them a hundred paces off.

Ile finde as many pins as you shall finde holes, viz. as many ex∣cuses.

'Twixt Pirat and Pirat there's nothing found but crack'd casks.

Who come's from far may safely lye.

When the dayes work is done, rest and money.

The club brings law with it.

Fair upon fair fairness loseth its beauty.

Who comes is fair, who brings is fairer.

Beauty and folly go commonly together.

Money advanceth Meacocks.

What's learnt in youth doth last to the grave.

None does ones businesse better then himself.

The goods of fortune passe with the Moon.

The woman which hearkens, and the town which treats, the one will yeeld, the other will do.

Who is at ease let him not stir.

He hath enough at home who is lov'd by his neighbours.

To day at good chear, to morrow on the biere.

He is a horse with four white feet, viz. he is unlucky.

To draw his pin out of the stake, viz. to disingage himself of a business.

To leave an Ox to eat an Egg.

Once is no custome.

The best way is towards God.

To sow a fox tail to the Lions skin, viz. to joyn cunning with strength.

He's not so good, but there may be as good.

'Twixt the cup and the lip a mischance may happen.

His conscience is as large as the sleeve of a Cordelier Fryer.

To fall from the pan to the fire.

The Devils flower is but bran.

Who makes himself a Sheep, the Wolf devours him.

Who hath the fame of an early riser may sleep till noon.

He burns his candle at both ends, viz. a great unthrift.

To halt before a cripple.

A good face, but a poor heart.

Who wants a heart, let him have good legs.

The fool ends alwayes at the beginning.

Who loves well is long a forgetting.

All goes by favour and acquaintance.

An object seen too oft growes contemptible.

If a Bastard be good, 'tis by chance, if bad, 'tis by nature.

For woodcocks counsels wooden bells.

He gains enough who scapes a mischance.

Ready money brings physick.

A good name is worth more then a gold girdle.

He hath enough who is content.

In time the spout makes the stone hollow.

The shadow of a wise old man is more safe then the target of the young gallant.

Better be a Cuckold then a Knave.

The rost is turn'd in our houses, we have the stomack, and o∣thers the meat.

Who lies with dogs, riseth with fleas about him.

Better be a Coward then Fool-hardy.

The tongue hurts more then the lance.

Every one is wise after the blow.

The maid which takes, sells her self, the maid which gives, forsakes her self.

A good wife worth a Crown.

A large thong of another mans leather.

Too much scratching frets, too much prating hurts.

A fat Kitchin, a lean Testament; this is meant of Prodi∣gals.

Like earth, like pitcher.

'Twixt two stools the tail falls to the ground.

He that corrects not youth, controlls not age.

The dance comes from a full panch.

Do what thou oughtest, let come what will come.

He is easily deceived who thinks no hurt.

Your tricks are sowed with white threed, they are too apparent.

Every morn brings its own bread.

Who complains, asks enough.

Who serves well, asks enough.

He stayes not long who comes at last.

To make money with his teeth, viz. by parsimony.

They have most bread who have least teeth.

The Wolf devours the last; meant of the lazy.

Who spends more then he gets needs no budget.

The secret of two, the secret of Gods.

The Devils meal turns more then half to bran.

Thy son well fed, and ill cloth'd, but thy daughter well cloth'd, and ill fed; a rule in breeding children.

Not to trust God but upon good pawn.

For one point Saint Martin lost his ass, viz. his Convent called Asellus, for this Verse, Porta patens esto, nulli claudaris honesto.

To forget God among so many Saints.

God gives goods and cattle, but not by the horn.

He is a cunning Iack, the seam of his breeches is backward.

To Father, and School-master, and God Almighty we cannot be too thankful.

God provides threed for the work begun.

He loseth nothing that loseth not God.

As proper as the Magnificat in the morning.

It rains there where God pleaseth.

God works in a short time.

Who hath many friends, hath none at all.

Diligence goes beyond Science, and good fortune beyond both.

There's a good distance 'twixt the word and the deed.

All truths are not good to be told.

A slow courtesie is a discourtesie.

To put ones finger 'twixt the rind and the tree.

Women complain, women do grieve, women are sickly when they please.

Who is far from the dish, is neer his own loss.

The Devil was then in his Primmer.

He carryes a quarter of the Moon in his noddle, viz. he is mad.

He sleeps enough who doth nothing.

Take heed of a painted woman.

Women, wealth and wine have their good and their venome.

A wise woman, the ornament of the house.

There's none so wise, but women may besot him.

A man of straw worth a woman of gold.

'Tis not alwayes holy-day, nor Spring-tide.

A womans love like fire of flax, which is of no durance.

At the end 'twill be known who did eat the bacon.

A maid silent, shews wisdome.

A brown maid gay and neat.

That which came by the Pipe, goes away by the Tabor.

Fools are wise when they hold their peace.

An ounce of fortune is more worth then a pound of learning.

He cannot be at once at the Mill and the Bakers.

If fortune me torments, yet hope doth me content.

A small beginning makes a great web.

The wife must follow the husband.

Light gain makes a heavy purse.

'Tis more to spare then to gain.

He who is upon the Giants shoulders sees more then he who carryeth him.

There be men of all conditions and humours.

As many Nations, so many Fashions.

Every one to what he is fit for.

Let a horse be never so well shod, he may slide.

To stay for the acorns till they fall.

Nothing falls into the throat of a sleeping Fox.

Gluttony kills more then the sword.

By little and little the Sea is drain'd.

Drop after drop fills the tub.

No grain without stubble, no gold without dross.

Wine from the grape is better then that of the press.

No day so long but will have his evening.

He sleeps safely who hath nothing to lose.

The Fox who sleeps in the morning hath not his tongue feathe∣red.

That which is given shines, that which is eaten stinks.

All's lost that's given to a fool.

He who borrowe••h much lades his back.

Fair words blister not the tongue.

He hath both the cloth and cizzars given him, viz. full power.

A good cause hath need of help.

Sorrow hath drink enough, viz. tears.

To last and dure, one must endure.

Who will take a bird, he must not scare him.

The bird sings according as he is beaked.

Who hath a trade, hath rent.

A Sun glittering in the morning, a Latin woman, and a child nurs'd with wine, seldome come to a good end.

Who brings good news may knock boldly.

There's no enemy little, viz. we must not undervalue any foe.

There's no such pride as from a begger grown rich.

He who payes his debts grows rich.

Half a word to a good understander.

The mouse who hath but one hole is quickly caught.

Envious men may dye, but envy never.

Who sends a fool, must expect a fool.

To rank himself among onions, being but a small scalon.

Of an Owl one can never make good hawk.

Every state is worms meat, viz. we are all mortal.

They make him believe that the stars are but spangles.

All that thunders doth not astonish.

Who accuseth himself, excuseth himself.

Hunger drives the Wolf out of the wood.

Take not a blind man for thy guide, nor a fool for thy Counsel∣lor.

God directs him who despiseth himself, viz. the modest man.

The Devil is known by his clawes.

Who will keep his house clean, must have neither poultry nor pi∣geon.

Over a bridge, a plank, or river, the servant before, the ma∣ster after.

The masters eye fattens the horse.

He answers ill who understands ill.

He thinks ill who thinks not twice.

He doth ill, who doth not all, viz. who doth not perfect his work.

The dead hath no friend, the sick but half a one.

One crosse never comes single.

He wip'd his nose in his own sleeve.

To wash'd hands God sends encrease.

He is giddy or shuttle headed.

A good beast gets heat in eating.

Fortune reacheth her hand to a bold man.

He who eats the Kings Goose may shite out the feathers a hun∣dred years after.

Bad ware is never too cheap.

To make himself a Merchant of fish on Easters eve.

Good ware will never want a chapman.

If all fools hables were of wood, there would be but a small store.

To coif himself with foolish opinions.

There's no horse without some bruise or fault.

Short follies are the best.

Dreams are dotages or lyes.

A little man can fell a great Oke.

An egg in peace is better then a beef in war.

Good heed chaceth away misfortune.

The froc makes not the Monk.

He is truly poor whom God forsakes.

To cut the grass under ones feet.

Trim up a hedge-hog and he will look like a Lord.

The fox is turn'd hermit.

All hours are not ripe, viz. seasonable.

Men give women milk, though they have none themselves, viz. milk.

A bad man may be a good King.

One trade requires one whole man.

Who lives on the score, lives in shame.

An ill report quickly flyes abroad.

He is got drunk.

Love feeds on young flesh.

A growing youth hath a wolf in his belly.

Innocence carryeth her own defence about her.

All things may be bought except day and night.

One day judgeth another, and the last is judge of all.

A long toung, a short hand; meant of complements.

For washing his hands one never sells lands.

He sees no farther then the end of his nose.

To make the wolf fiercer then he is.

He hath the wolf by the ears.

A small matter makes the wolf take the sheep.

To bad language clos'd ears.

Good laws come from lewd lives.

To keep the Moon from wolfs.

'Tis a good farthing that gains a penny.

All is not Gospel that's spoken up and down the town.

Who hath not patience wants all things.

From an ill debtor take hay or straw.

When all sins become old, covetousness growes younger.

The scabby head loves not the comb.

God knows who is the good pilgrim.

At last the Foxes meet at the Furriers shop.

He may safely sing who hath nothing to lose.

You may well lose a Menow to take a Salmon.

He loseth nothing who loseth not God.

Who loseth his right loseth his reason.

Who lends to a friend loseth double.

'Tis easier to draw a fart from a dead ass.

Sing to an ass and he will fart at you.

Better stumble with the foot then the tongue.

One foot is better then two stilts.

He would find more then four feet in a Mutton.

He is drunk.

To give two blowes with one stone.

To lose a Mutton for a little tar, or a Pigeon for a grain of rye.

Better bow then break.

To buy a cat in a poke.

All succeeds well to him who hath patience.

Anoint a clown, and he will prick you.

To rob Peter to pay Paul.

He is not yet such a fool that he wears the fools coat.

He hath no more wit then will serve his turn.

One nail thrusts out the other.

There is no banding against Fortune.

An old bird is not caught by nets.

Fair promises bind, fools.

'Twixt promising and giving, one should marry his daughter.

A wise woman is the ornament of her house.

The strongest men kneel to the distaff.

A true French man was never weary of well doing.

True jests are the worst.

Who gives of his own, God gives it him back again.

Who drinks good wine gets ease.

Death spares not Court nor Cottage.

The finest shoo comes at last to be out at the heel.

He is more fool that demands sense of a fool.

One cannot have too much sense or money.

He sleeps securely who hath nothing to lose.

A grand design becomes a mouse.

The hole too ope under the nose, breeds ragged shoes and tatte∣red hose.

To take a hare with a tabor.

The wise man observes his time.

To wash an Asses head, one doth but lose sope and time.

Who stumbles and falls not, goes the faster.

He goes not wrong who goes the high-way.

Love, cough, and smoke, cannot be hid in a poke.

To fall into the straw from a great train.

Better to stumble once then be alwayes shaking.

He hath a button for every hole.

That's money which is money-worth.

Wind in the face, viz. adversity makes one wise.

All flesh is neither Venison nor Feasant.

Life here is no sure inheritance.

There is no life to contentment.

Gold, a friend, and wine, the older the better.

If you will discover a clown, give him a staff and a gown.

Salt beef findes the way to the wine without a candle.

Like King Petauds Court, where every one is master.

The wise man goes alway with the plummet in his hand.

We must make a shift though with a little.

You kick against pricks.

Who sleeps among dogs, riseth up with fleas.

Who offers me all, denyes me all.

The nest made, the bird flown.

To every bird his nest is fairest.

No nuts without rinds, no egg without his shell.

The work of the Common is no mans work.

To seek something to be shorn off an egg, viz. to be over-cri∣tical.

If thou hast no capon, content thy self with bread and onion,

He beats the bush▪ but cannot take the bird.

The best ointments are put in little boxes.

No gold without drosse, nor woman without some fault.

'Tis gold which is worth gold.

As many heads so many opinions.

One Ass cannot carry two proud men.

Like the Arcadian Asse, who eats thistles though laden with gold; meant of the covetous miser.

Hear, see, and hold thy peace, if thou wilt live in peace.

By degrees the Wolf eats up the Goose.

He thought that roasted Larks would have faln into his mouth; spoken of the sluggard.

To make God a sheaf of straw.

Who wants bread, wants all things.

To leap, or digress from one thing to another.

Peace with a little, the gift of God.

There be eyes bigger then the belly.

A red nose, and a great panch is no sign of repentance.

He's a fool who yawns before an oven.

Farewell panniers, the vintage is ended.

Pardon all except thy self.

Many kinred, much trouble.

Who hath sore teeth, hath ill neighbours.

He serveth ill, who serve's not thoroughly.

Who will speak well, must think well before,

Who speaks not, err's not.

The lazy loves business already done.

If wishes were true, Coblers had been Kings.

Who hath a pye in the oven, one may lend him a piece of cake.

He is a fool that makes his Physitian his heir.

He may boldly swim who is held up by the chin.

Too pitiful a mother makes a scabby child.

A Bastard is good by chance, bad by nature.

He is not safe who never had a mishap.

To put his sickle in anothers harvest.

To put a good face on a bad matter.

He comes too dear by honey, who licks it off thorns.

He mocks another who halts himself.

A handful of good life is better then a bushel of learning.

The world goes alwayes from bad to worse.

Fy on avarice, 'tis a base vice.

A high climbing, a great coming down.

To the servant the bit of good manners, viz. the last bit.

The morter will smell of the Garlick.

Go where thou wilt, dye where thou ought'st.

Goods ill gotten go away as they come.

The calf dyes as well as the cow, the Captain as well as the coward.

He's a fool who makes a hammer of his fist.

'Tis late advice one takes when he is a dying.

If you will learn news, you must go to the oven or the mill.

'Tis the master-wheel that turns the mill.

Rather let the childs nose be snotty then cut it off.

To have humble bees in his head.

A small cause will serve for the wolf to take the sheep.

A rowling stone gathers no mosse.

To be at the foot of the wall without a ladder.

A forward horse, a quarrelling man, and a flask of wine are of no long continuance.

He hath piss'd in many snowes, he hath suffered much.

Necessity is half Reason.

Need makes the old wife trot.

Born to good means.

Nurture passeth nature.

Death spares neither King nor Cobler.