English 14th Century Proverbs
English 14th Century Proverbs
nearer proverbs sweeter
The nearer the bone, the sweeter the meat.
fullness heart mouth proverbs
Out of the fullness of the heart the mouth speaks.
god mouths proverbs sends
God never sends mouths but He sends meat.
farther nearer proverbs
The nearer the church, the farther from God.
loses proverbs shining sun
The sun loses nothing by shining into a puddle.
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.
fool man proverbs wise
A fool may give a wise man counsel.
according legs length proverbs
Everyone stretches his legs according to the length of his coverlet.
devil proverbs
He who sups with the Devil should have a long spoon.
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?