English 14th Century Proverbs
English 14th Century Proverbs
proverbs
The more you get the more you want.
net proverbs sight spread vain
In vain the net is spread in the sight of the bird.
farther nearer proverbs
The nearer the church, the farther from God.
loses proverbs shining sun
The sun loses nothing by shining into a puddle.
god mouths proverbs sends
God never sends mouths but He sends meat.
learn proverbs walk
We must learn to walk before we can run.
proverbs wine wit
When the wine is in, the wit is out.
pitcher proverbs
The pitcher will go to the well once too often.
adam proverbs
When Adam delved and Even span, who was then the gentleman?