The greatest Clerkes be not the wisest men.
The greatest Clerkes be not the wisest men.
While betweene two stooles my taile goe to the ground.
When the iron is hot, strike.
Pryde will have a fall For pryde goeth before and shame commeth after.
The still sowe eats up all the draffe.
It hurteth not the toung to give faire words.
Have yee him on the hip.
One good turne asketh another.
Much water goeth by the mill That the miller knoweth not of.
Beware of, Had I wist.
Children and fooles cannot lye.
For when I gave you an inch, you tooke an ell.
Cut my cote after my cloth.
Small pitchers have wyde eares.
To th' end of a shot and beginning of a fray.
Beggars should be no choosers.
Shee had seene far in a milstone.
Though he love not to buy the pig in the poke.
Those who agree with us may not be right, but we admire their astuteness.
A hard beginning maketh a good ending.
Fieldes have eies and woods have eares.
Haste maketh waste.
The rolling stone never gathereth mosse.
Leape out of the frying pan into the fyre.
A peny for your thought.
Nought venter nought have.
Be the day never so long, Evermore at last they ring to evensong.
If you will call your troubles experiences, and remember that every experience develops some latent force within you, you will grow vigorous and happy, however adverse your circumstances may seem to be.
Good to be merie and wise.
By hooke or crooke.
The fat is in the fire.
Who waite for dead men shall goe long barefoote.
Beaten with his owne rod.
Though chaunge be no robbry.
Reckeners without their host must recken twice.
So many heads so many wits.
Happy man, happy dole.
The technology in cars and light trucks has been steadily improving. But what we have done is buy bigger, larger, more powerful, faster-accelerating vehicles, with more onboard amenities -- and all of that efficiency gain has been used up.
Mad as a march hare.
It is a foule byrd that fyleth his owne nest.
I know on which side my bread is buttred.
Hold their noses to grinstone.
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