Aphorists

"3515. Necessity dispenseth with Decorum."

"2048. Report not an ill Thing that thou thy self knowest not, but by the Report of a Man, who may lie or aggravate the Matter."

"3347. Many Hands make light Work."

"3739. One Bird in the Hand, is worth two in the Bush."

"3366. Many would be Cowards if they had Courage enough."

"3367. Many would have been worse, if their Estates had been better."

"1597. For whom does the blind Man's Wife paint her self?"

"1599. Fortune favours Fools."

"1961. He knows which Side of his Bread is butter'd."

"2579. If thou findest thou canst not suffer the Impertinencies, Follies, and ill Usages of the World, withdraw from it ; but first be sure thou canst bear with thyself."

"1688. God sends Meat, and the Devil sends Cooks."

"1657. Give him but Rope enough, and he'll hang himself."

"1659. Give not Pearls to the Hogs."

"1752. Great and Good are seldom the same Man."

"3758. One half of the World wonders how the other lives."

"3314. Make Hay, while the Sun shines."

"3381. Measure thrice, and cut once."

"1675. God help the Rich ; the Poor can beg."

"4934. There is nothing more precious than Time, and nothing more prodigally wasted."

"4889. There is but bad Choice, where the whole Stock is bad."

"4900. There is more pleasure in loving, than in being belov'd."

"4925. There is no usual Rule without an exception."

"4867. There cannot be a more intolerable Thing than a fortunate Fool."

"4872. There is a Bone for you to pick."

"4864. There are no Coxcombs so troublesome, as those that have some Wit."

"4874. There is a deal of Difference between Love and Gratefulness."

"4908. There is no disputing of Tastes, Appetites and Fancies."

"4858. There are more old Drunkards, than old Physicians."

"4912. There is no Man so bad, but has a secret Respect for the good."

"4823. The weakest go to the Wall."

"4833. The wise Man draws more Advantage from his Enemies, than a Fool from his Friends."

"4797. The Tongue is not Steel, yet it cuts sorely."

"4788. The Thief is sorry he is to be hanged, but not that he is a Thief."

"4795. The Tongue breaketh the Bone, tho' it hath none it self."

"4781. The sweetest Wine makes the sharpest Vinegar."

"4848. The worse the Passage, the more welcome the Port."

"4749. The Sluggard makes his Night till Noon."

"4769. The Sting of a Reproach is the Truth of it."

"4735. The Rich never want for Kindred."

"4706. The Pitcher, that goes often to the Well, comes home broken at last."

"4718. The present Fashion is always handsome."

"4776. The Sun is never the worse for shining on a Dunghill."

"4723. The Proof of a Pudding is in the eating."

"4851. The worst Spoke in a Cart breaks first."

"4671. The most exquisite Folly is made of Wisdom too fine spun."

"4678. The Mountains have brought forth a Mouse."

"4667. The more, the merrier ; the fewer, the better Cheer."

"4655. The Moon is made of green Cheese."

"4657. The more Cooks, the worse Broth."

"4649. The Memory of a Benefit soon vanisheth ; but the Remembrance of an Injury sticketh fast in the Heart."