61. Selected ENGLISH PROVERBS [part Two of Three]

Selected
English
Proverbs

[PART
TWO
OF
THREE]

from
"THE
DICTIONARY
OF
PROVERBS"
Pocket Reference
Library,
Bloomsbury
Books,
Geddes
& Grosset Ltd.,
David Dale
House,
New Lanark,
Scotland,
1994

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IV. DEATH,
SUFFERING,
AND GRIEF
 
Any Mind
that is
capable 
of real Sorrow
is
capable
of real Good.
(p. 63)
  
 
Death
rather
frees us
of Ills
than
robs us of
our Goods.
(p. 66)

Death

to
the Wolf

is Life
to
the Lamb!
(p. 66)
   

Earth
has
no sorrow
that Heaven
cannot
heal!
(p. 66)
   

Grief
is a stone
that bears
one
down,
but two
bear it
lightly.
(p. 67)
 

Grief
pent up 
will break
the Heart.
(p. 67)
   

He dies
like
a Beast
who
has done
no good
while he lived.
(p. 68)
   

He
is miserable
once
who feels it,
but twice
who
Fears it
before
it comes!
(p. 68)
   

He who
fears Death
dies
every time
he thinks of it!
(p. 69)

 
He who
loves Sorrow
will always
find
something
to Grieve over!
(p. 69)
   

Hope
deferred
makes
a Heart
sick!
(p. 69)
   

If Death
be terrible,
the fault
is not
in Death,
but
in thee!
(p. 69)
   

It is
a great Art
to laugh
at
your own
Misfortunes!
(p. 70)


It is
a
great Journey 
to
Life's end.
(p. 70)
   

It is better
to die once
than
to live always
in the Fear
of Death.
(p. 70)
   

It is good
to see
in
the Misfortunes
of others
what
we should avoid.
(p. 70)
   

It is not
Work
that kills
but
Worry!
(p. 70)
   

It is
the lot
of Man
to Suffer.
(p. 70)
   

Life
goes
on!
(p. 71)
   

Life
is
a Road
beset
with
Roses
and
Thorns.
(p. 71)
   

Men
fear Death
as
Children
go
in the Dark.
(p. 71)
   

Misfortune
is
a good
Teacher.
(p. 72)
   

Suffer
in order
to Know;
Toil
in order
to Have.
(p. 74)
   

The
Dead
govern the
Living.
(p. 75)
   

The miseries
of
the Virtuous
are
the scandal
of
the Good.
(p. 75)
   

The Sun
and
Death
are
two things
we
cannot
stare
in the face.
(p. 76)
   

There is
no
remembrance
which
Time does not
obliterate,
nor Pain
which
Death does not
put an end to.
(p. 76)
   

They
who live
in
a Worry
invite Death
in
a hurry!
(p. 76)
   

To Grief
there is
a limit;
not so
to
Fear.
(p. 77)
   

We
must
Suffer much,
or
die Young!
(p. 77)
   

While
there is
Life there is
Hope!
(p. 77)
   

Who
has
no plagues
makes himself
some.
(p. 78)


V. ENTERPRISE
AND COMMERCE
   

Adversity
makes
Men,
Prosperity
Monsters!
(p. 80)
   

By Work
you get
Money,
by Talk
you get
Knowledge.
(p. 81)
   

Do
the Head Work
before
the Hand Work.
(p. 82)
   

Necessity
never
made
a
good
Bargain!
(p. 85)
   

Pity
and
Compassion
spoil
Business!
(p. 86)
   

Seek
and
ye shall
Find!
(p. 86)
   

There
are many
rare abilities
in the world
that Fortune
never
brings to light.
(p. 87)
   

They
conquer
who believe
they can.
(p. 88)
   

Thy hand
is never
the worse
for doing
thy own work.
(p. 88)
   

To
the Brave
and Faithful
nothing
is difficult. 
(p. 88)
   

Toil
is "prayer".
(p. 88)
   

Whatever
has
been attained
is
attainable.
(p. 88)
   

Where
there is
Muck
there is
Money!
(p. 88)
   

Who begins
"too much"
accomplishes
"little".
(p. 88)
   

You
never know
what
you can do
until
you try!
(p. 89)
 
 
VI. FAMILY
AND FRIENDS
   

A
faithful Friend
is
the true image
of
the Deity.
(p. 91)
   

A Father
is
a Treasure,
a Brother
a comfort,
but
a Friend
is BOTH.
(p. 91)
   

A Foe
to God 
was
never
true Friend
to man.
(p. 91)
   

A Friend
is best
found
in Adversity.
(p. 92)
   

A Friend's
faults
should be
known
but not
abhorred.
(p. 93)
   

A man
without
a Friend
is only
half
a Man.
(p. 94)
   

A man
would not
be alone
even
in Paradise!
(p. 94)
   

A near
Neighbor
is better
than
a distant Cousin.
(p. 94)
   

An
un-peaceable
man
hath
no Neighbor!
(p. 96)
   

Better
is
a Neighbor
that is
near than
a Brother
that is
far off.
(p. 97)
   

Disparity
of Fortune
is
the bane
of Friendship.
(p. 98)
   

Fall Sick
and
you
will find
who
your
Friend
is
and
who
is not.
(p. 99)
   

Friends
agree
best at
a distance.
(p. 99)
   

Friendship
is
Love
with
Understanding.
(p. 100)
   

Friendship
is
not bought
at
the Fair!
(p. 100)
   

Friendship
is
the
Perfection
of Love.
(p. 100)
   

If you
want
Enemies, 
excel others;
if you
want
Friends,
let others
excel you.
(p. 103)
   

It is
more
disgraceful
to
suspect
our Friends
than
to be deceived
by them.
(p. 104)
   

The best
of
Friends
must part.
(p. 107)
   

The
Father's Virtue
is
the Child's
best
Inheritance.
(p. 107)
   

The Friendship
of the Great
is
fraternity
with Lions!
(p. 107)
   

The
greatest
Blessing
is
a true Friend!
(p. 107)
   

The Vulgar
estimate
Friends
by
the Advantage 
to be
derived
from them.
(p. 109)
   

There
can be
no
Friendship 
where
there is
no
Freedom!
(p. 109)
   

We carry
our
neighbor's
Failings
in sight;
we throw
our
own
over
our shoulders!
(p. 109)
   

We think
our
Fathers
"Fools",
so
"Wise"
we grow,
our
"Wiser" Sons
will
think
us
so!
(p. 109)
   

Without
a Friend
the World
is
a Wilderness!
(p. 111)
   

Write
down
the Advice
of him
that
loves you
though
you
like it not
at
present.
(p. 111)
   

VII. FOOD AND DRINK
   

Drink little 
that ye
may
drink long!
(p. 114)
   

Drunkenness
does not
produce faults;
it
uncovers them! 
(p. 114)
   

Drunkenness
is
a bewitching
Devil, 
a pleasant
Poison
and
a sweet
Sin.
(p. 115)
   

Drunkenness
is nothing
but
voluntary
Madness.
(p. 115)
   

Drunkenness
turns
a Man
out
of himself
and
leaves
a Beast
in
his room!
(p. 115)
   

Drunkenness
makes
some men
Fools,
some Beasts,
and
some Devils!
(p. 115)
   

He
thinks
of
everything
who
wants
of Bread!
(p. 116)
   

In
the
Looking-Glass
we see
the
Form,
in Wine
the
Heart.
(p. 117)
   

Let
the Drunkard
alone
and
he will fall
of himself.
(p. 117)
   

One
does not
eat acorns 
when he has
peaches!
(p. 118)
   

Passion
makes
a Man
a Beast, 
but Wine
makes him
worse!
(p. 118)
   

Sour grapes
can
never make
sweet wine!
(p. 118)
   

Starve
together;
Eat
together!
(p. 118)
   

The
Drunken man's
Joy is
often
the Sober man's
Sorrow.
(p. 119)
   

The Drunken
mouth
reveals
the Heart's
secrets.
(p. 119)
   

The
eggs
do not
teach 
the hen!
(p. 119)
   

The
first draught
a man
drinks
ought to be
for
Thirst,
the second
for
Nourishment,
the third
for
Pleasure, and
the fourth
for
Madness.
(p. 119)
  

The
stomach
is
easier filled
than
the eye!
(p. 120)
   

The
well-fed man
does not
believe
in Hunger.
(p. 120)
   

There is
no
Sweet
without
Sour!
(p. 120)
   

To
the Hungry,
no bread
is "bad".
(p. 120)
   

Water
is
the best of
all things.
(p. 120)
   

What is
in
the Heart 
of
the Sober man
is
on
the Tongue
of
the Drunken man!
(p. 121)
   

What
you do
when Drunk
you
must Pay For
when
Sober!
(p. 121)
   

While
the
pot boils,
friendship
blooms.
(p. 121)
   

You can't
have
your Cake
-- AND
eat it!
(p. 122)
   

You
must take
the Fat
with
the Lean. 
(p. 122)
   

You
never miss
your Water
until
your
Well
runs dry!
(p. 122)


VIII. FOOLS AND FOLLY
   

A Fool
always finds
a
greater Fool
to
admire him!
(p. 123)
   

A Fool
cut down
the oak
to plant
a thistle.
(p. 124)
   

A Fool
fights
with
his own
shadow!
(p. 124)
   

A Fool
fouls
the Stream,
and
expects it
to be
Pure!
(p. 124)
   

A Fool,
if he
holds
his Tongue,
passes
for Wise!
(p. 124)
   

A Fool
is
always
meditating
how
he can
Begin
his Life, 
a Wise man,
how
he can
end it.
(p. 124)


A Fool
is
better than
an
Obstinate man!
(p. 125)


A Fool
is
the
Wise man's 
Ladder!
(p. 125) 


A Fool
killed
the goose 
that laid 
the
Golden Egg!
(p. 125) 

A Fool

sees
not
the same tree
that
a Wise man
sees!
(p. 125)

A Fool

thinks
nothing
right
but
what
he does
himself!
p. 125)


A Fool
who
speaks
the Truth
is better
than
a
hundred Liars!
(p. 126)


A Fool's
Heart
dances
on
his Lips!
(p. 126)


A man
is
a stark Fool
all
the time
he
is Angry!
(p. 126)


A vacant
Mind
is open
to
all suggestions,
as
a hollow Mountain
returns
all sounds.
(p. 127)


A Wise man
associating
with
the Vicious
becomes
an Idiot;
a Dog
travelling
with
Good Men
becomes
a
Rational Being!
(p. 127)


A Wise man
begins in
the End
and
a Fool
ends
in
the Beginning!
(p. 127)


A Wise man
may look
ridiculous
in
the company
of Fools!
(p. 127)


All
but Fools
know
Fear
sometimes.
(p. 127) 

An Ass

will
deny more
in an hour
than
a hundred
Philosophers 
will
prove in
a hundred
years!
(p. 128)

Anger
begins

with
Folly
and
ends
in
Repentance.
(p. 128) 

Anger

may glance
into
the breast
of
a Wise man,
but rests
only
in
the bosom
of Fools.
(p. 128) 

Better
to weep
with
the Wise man

than
to laugh
with
the Fool.
(p. 128) 

Better
with
the Wise

in
Prison
than
the Fools 
in
Paradise!
(p. 129)


Children
and
Fools
are
Prophets!
(p. 129)


Children

and
Fools

tell
the Truth!
(p. 129) 

Do not ask:

"Which is
the Right Way?"
from
a Blind man!
(p. 129) 

Each
Wise man

has
a Fool
for
his Brother.
(p. 129) 

Empty vessels

make
the most sound!
(p. 129)


Every Fool
is pleased
with
his Bauble!
(p. 130)


Folly

and
Learning

oft
dwell
together.
(p. 130) 

Fool’s
names,

like
fool’s
faces are
often seen
in
public places.
(p. 130) 

Fools

are
free the
whole world
over!
(p. 130) 

Fools

build
houses
and
Wise men 
live
in them.
(p. 131) 

Fools
rush in

where
Angels
fear
to tread!
(p. 131) 

From

the Fool
and
the Drunkard
you
may learn
the Truth!

(p. 131)

Half-witted
folk

speak much,
and
say little.
(p. 131) 

He
chastises
the Dead! 
(p. 131)

He is
a Fool
who
cannot
be angry,
but
he is
a Wise man
who
will not!
(p. 132)


He is
a Fool
that
praises
himself,
and
a Madman
that
speaks ill
of himself.
(p. 132) 

He
is building
a "bridge"
over
the Sea!
(p. 132)

He

is Fool enough
himself

who
will bray
against
another Ass!
(p. 132) 

He
is not
a Wise man

who cannot
play
the Fool
on
occasion.
(p. 132) 

He "seeks"
Water
in the Sea!
(p. 132)

He takes

a Spear
to
kill a Fly!
(p. 132)

He takes

Oil
to
extinguish
the Fire!
(p. 133)

He

that
Slanders

is
a Fool.
(p. 133)


He who
won’t
be Advised
can’t
be Helped.
(p. 133) 


He
who
would
make
a Fool
of himself
will
find many
to
help him!
(p. 133) 

If Fools
wore
white caps

we
would seem
a flock
of geese!
(p. 133) 

If Folly
were
a Pain

there
would be
groaning
in
every house!
(p. 133) 

If there
were

no Fools
there
would be
no
Wise men.
(p. 134)

If we
will have

the Kindness
of others
we
must endure
their
Follies.
(p. 134) 

It is
a
cunning part

to play
the Fool
well.
(p. 134)


It is
Folly
to Fear
what
we
cannot
avoid.
(p. 134)


Knaves

and
Fools

divide
the world!
(p. 134)

Learned Fools
are
the greatest
of
all Fools!
(p. 135)

Make

your affairs

known
in
the Market Place
and
one
will
call them
"Black"
and
another
"White".
(p. 135) 

Man
learns
to
be Wise

by
the Folly
of others.
(p. 135) 

Men
talk
Wisely

but
live
Foolishly!
(p. 135) 

Mingle
a little Folly

with
your Wisdom!
(p. 135) 

No one
is a Fool

always;
everyone 
sometimes!
(p. 136) 

None
so Blind

as those
who
won’t see!
(p. 136) 

Nothing
passes
between
Asses

but
kicks.
(p. 136) 

Nothing
so bold

as
a Blind man!
(p. 136) 

Oftimes
to please
Fools

the
Wise men
err.
(p. 136) 

Praise
a Fool

and
you may
make him
Useful!
(p. 136) 

Proposing

without
Performing
is
mere Folly.
(p. 137) 

Such
as
are Careless

of
themselves
can
hardly
be
Mindful
of others.

(p. 137)

The desire
for
the superfluous

is Folly,
for
it hath
no bounds.
(p. 137) 

The fear
of
the Lord

is
the beginning
of Knowledge
but
Fools
despise
Wisdom
and
Instruction.
(p. 137)

The
first degree
of Folly

is
to think
one’s self
Wise,
the next
to
tell others so,
the third
to
despise
all Council.
(p. 137) 

The Follies

of
the Fathers
are
no warning 
to
the Children.
(p. 138) 

The Folly

of
one man
is
the Fortune of
another.
(p. 138) 

The Fool
cuts
himself

with
his own knife!
(p. 138) 

The Fool

discerns
the faults
of
others
and
forgets
his own! 

(p. 138)

 
The Fool
hunts
for
Misfortune!
(p. 138)


The Fool

wanders,

the
Wise man
travels.
(p. 138) 


The
Fool
wonders,
the
Wise man
asks.

(p. 138)

The
"least Foolish"

is
accounted
"Wise"!
(p. 138) 


The
more
Riches
the Fool
hath,
the
greater Fool
he is!
(p. 139) 

The
most exquisite

Folly
is made
of
Wisdom
too tightly spun!

(p. 139)

The Wise
can
learn
of
Fools.
(p. 139) 


The
Wise man
draws
more advantage
from
his Enemies
than
the Fool
from
his Friends.
(p. 139) 

The Wise

must
endure
Fools.
(p. 139)

The Wise

seek
Wisdom,
the Fool
has
"found" it!
(p. 139)

There are
no
Foolish Trades,

there are
only
Foolish People.
(p. 140)


There
must be
Fools
in
the World.
(p. 140)


To be
employed
in
Useless Things
is
to be
half Idle!
(p. 140) 


To reprove
the Fool
is but
"lost labor"!
(p. 141)


Valiant Fools
were
made
by Nature
for
the Wise
to
work with.
(p. 141) 


We
have all
been
Fools
in
our time.

(p. 141)

Where
Ignorance
is bliss
‘tis Folly
to be Wise.
(p. 141)
 

Wine
and
Women
make
Fools
of
everybody!
(p. 142) 

Wise men

change
their minds,
Fools
never.
(p. 142) 

Wise men

learn
more
from
Fools
than
Fools
learn
from
Wise men!
(p. 142) 

Wise men
propose,

and
Fools
determine.
(p. 142) 

Wit

does not
take
the place
of
Knowledge!
(p. 143)

Worthless
is
the advice
of
Fools.
(p. 143)

You can
take

a Horse
to Water
but
you
can’t
make him
Drink! 
(p. 143)


IX. HEALTH

AND HAPPINESS

A

happy
Heart

is
better
than
a
full Purse!
(p. 144) 


All
Happiness
is
in
the Mind!
(p. 145)


Be
Merry
and

Wise!
(p. 145)

Continual

cheerfulness

is
a sign
of
Wisdom.
(p. 146) 

Happiness
invites
Envy.
(p. 146)

Happy

is
he

who
can live
in
Peace!
(p. 146) 

Happy men

have
many friends.
(p. 147) 

He
is Happy

who
knows
his
Good Fortune.
(p. 147)


He
is truly 
Happy
who
makes others
Happy!
(p. 147) 

He
who is

Happy
is
Rich
enough!
(p. 147) 

Health

is
not valued
till
Sickness
comes.
(p. 148) 

It is

a
poor Heart
that
never
Rejoices.
(p. 148) 

Joy

which we
cannot
share
with others
is
only
half enjoyed.
(p. 149) 

Joys

are
not
the Property
of
the Rich
alone!
(p. 149) 

Neither
Gold

nor
Grandeur can
render us
"Happy".
(p. 149) 

No man
is
Happy

unless
he
believes
he is!
(p. 150) 

That is

but
slippery
Happiness
that
Fortune
can give
and
Fortune 
can
give away.
(p. 150) 


The Wise
with
Hope
support
the Pains
of Life.
(p. 151) 

‘Tis
only
Happiness

can

keep us
Young!
(p. 151)

To

be Content

with
little is
true Happiness.
(p. 151) 

To be
of use
in
the World
is
the only way

to
be Happy.
(p. 151) 

When Joy

is in
the Parlor,
Sorrow
is in
the Passage!
(p. 152) 

X. KNOWLEDGE
AND LEARNING

A Book
that
remains
shut
is
but
a Block!
(p. 153) 


A Gem
unwrought
is
a useless thing,
so
a man
Unlearned
is
a Senseless Being.
(p. 153) 

A Learned man

can
only
be appreciated
by
another
Learned man.
(p. 153) 

A man

becomes
Learned
by
asking
Questions.
(p. 154) 

A man
can
know
nothing

of Mankind
without
knowing 
something
of
Himself.
(p. 154) 

A profound
Thinker

always thinks
he
is superficial!
(p. 154) 

A single
conversation

across
the table
with
a Wise man
is better
than
ten years
Study 
of Books!
(p. 154) 

A Student

usually has
three
Maladies:
Poverty,
Itch,
and
Pride.
(p. 154) 

A
Thinking man

is
always
striking out
something New.
(p. 155) 

A
thousand

Probabilities
do
not make
one
Truth!
(p. 155)


All
we know
is
nothing
can
be known!
(p. 155)


Education
is
the
Poor man’s
Haven.
(p. 156)


Facts
are
stubborn
things.
(p. 156)


Genius
is
an
infinite
capacity 
for
taking pains.
(p. 157) 


Half
our
Knowledge
we must 
snatch,
not
take!
(p. 157) 

Have

thy Study
full
of Books
rather than
thy Purse
full
of Money!
(p. 157) 

He
teaches me

to be
good
that
does me
good!
(p. 157) 

He
that
imagines

he hath
Knowledge
enough
hath
none!
(p. 158) 

He
that knows

himself 
knows
others!
(p. 158) 

He
that would
Know

what
shall Be
must
consider 
what
Hath Been!
(p. 158) 

He who

has
Learned
un-learns
with
difficulty!
(p. 158) 

He
who
increases

Knowledge
increases
Sorrow.
(p. 158) 

He
who
knows himself
best,

esteems himself
least.
(p. 158) 

He
who
knows little

is
confident 
in
everything!
(p. 158)


He
who knows
nothing
never
doubts.
(p. 158)


He who
Understands
most
is
other men’s
Master!
(p. 159) 

Hidden
Knowledge

differs little
from
Ignorance!
(p. 159) 

If thou
love
Learning

thou
shalt
be Learned.
(p. 159)


It is
for
want
of Thinking 
that
most men
are
undone.
(p. 159)
 

It is
never
too late to
Learn.
(p. 159) 

It
is not
permitted
to
know
"all things".
(p. 159)

It requires

a long time
to
"know"
anyone.
(p. 160)

Know

thyself.
(p. 160)

Knowledge

comes

but
Wisdom
lingers.
(p. 160) 

Knowledge
is
Folly,

except
Grace
guide it.
(p. 160) 

Knowledge
must
be gained

by
ourselves.
(p. 161)


Knowledge
without
practice 
makes
but
half
an Artist.
(p. 161)


Learn

the luxury

of
doing Good.
(p. 161) 

Learning

is
a Scepter
to some,
a Bauble
to others.
(p. 161) 

Learning

is
an ornament
in Prosperity,
a refuge
in Adversity,
and
a provision
in Old Age.
(p. 161) 

Learning

is
better
than
House
and
Land.
(p. 161) 

Learning

is
the eye
of
the Mind.
(p. 161) 

Learning
makes
a man

fit companion
for
himself.
(p. 161)


No man
was
ever
Wise 
by chance.
(p. 162)


Not
to know
what
has been
transacted 
in
former times
is
to continue
always
a Child.
(p. 162) 

One
learns
by
Failing.
(p. 162)

 
One part
of Knowledge
consists
in
being
Ignorant
of
such things
as are
not
worthy
of
Knowing.
(p. 162) 


Say
as
men say,
but
think
to
yourself.
(p. 163) 

Science

is
organized
Knowledge.
(p. 163) 

Search
all things,

hold fast
that
which
is
true.
(p. 163) 

Something
is

Learned
every time
a Book
is opened.
(p. 163) 

The
first step
to
Self-Knowledge

is
Self-Distrust.
(p. 164) 

The
fountain
of
Wisdom

flows
through
Books.
(p. 164) 

The Intellect

engages
us
in
the pursuit
of Truth,
the
Passions
impel
us
to Action.
(p. 164) 

The
least Foolish

is
"Wise".
(p. 164) 

The meaning

is
best known
to
the speaker.
(p. 164) 

The
Mind

 is
the
Man.
(p. 164) 

The
most
Learned

are not
the
Wisest.
(p. 164) 

The
only Jewel

which
will not decay
is
Knowledge.
(p. 164)


The seeds
of
Knowledge
may be
planted
in
solitude 
but
must be
cultivated
in public.
(p. 165) 
 

There
is more
"Learning"
than
"Knowledge"
in
the world!
(p. 165)
 

There
is
no Education
like
Adversity.
(p. 165) 

Thinking
is
very far

from
Knowing.
(p. 165) 

To
be conscious
you
are Ignorant

is 
great step
towards
Knowledge.
(p. 166) 
 

To
Know all 
is
to
Forgive all.
(p. 166) 

Who
Knows
most

Forgives
most.
(p. 167) 

Who
knows
most

Believes
least.
(p. 167)

Word
by
word

the
great Books
are
made.
(p. 167)

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