Proverb Proverb
Proverb Proverb
ounce pound practice worth
An ounce of practice is worth a pound of preaching.
longest soon
The longest day soon comes to an end.
cost words worth
Kind words are worth much and they cost little.
barks dog good
A dog that barks much is never a good hunter.
learn
By doing nothing we learn to do ill.
time
The time to make friends is before you need them.
begins finish loves
He who begins and does not finish loves their pains.
curses
Curses are like chickens, they always come home.
lawyers painters soon
Lawyers and painters can soon make what's black, white.
exception good mother
Speedy exception is the mother of good fortune.
remembers
The mother-in-law remembers not that she was a daughter-in-law.
finds hold home shall
No sheath shall hold what finds its home in flesh.
escaped pain
That which is escaped now is pain to come.
law uncertain
Where the law is uncertain there is no law.