Poets From Wales

"906. Silkes and satins put out the fire in the chimney."

"901. Halfe the world knowes not how the other halfe lies."

"897. There are more physitians in health then drunkards."

"891. Hee hath no leisure who useth it not."

"878. It's more paine to doe nothing then something."

"876. One houre's sleepe before midnight is worth three after."

"874. None knows the weight of another's burthen."

"850. He that talkes much of his happinesse summons griefe."

"848. He that endures is not overcome."

"838. Poverty is no sinne."

"837. Words are women, deedes are men."

"830. He thinkes not well that thinkes not againe."

"816. Women laugh when they can and weepe when they will."

"815. In a long journey straw waighs."

"782. He that lends gives."

"779. He that marries for wealth sells his liberty."

"778. He that doth what he should not shall feele what he would not."

"775. A shippe and a woman are ever repairing."

"766. Better suffer ill than doe ill."

"763. Better speake truth rudely then lye covertly."

"759. Give not S. Peter so much, to leave Saint Paul nothing."

"756. Every sin brings its punishment with it."

"753. By doing nothing we learne to do ill."

"744. Every one thinkes his sacke heaviest."

"743. God's mill grinds slow but sure."

"737. The best smell is bread, the best savour salt, the best love that of children."

"720. Be what thou wouldst seem to be."

"719. One sword keepes another in the sheath."

"714. Comparisons are odious."

"710. Three can hold their peace if two be away."

"707. Reason lies betweene the spurre and the bridle."

"684. When God will punish, He will first take away the understanding."

"682. One father is more than a hundred schoole-masters."

"678. More have repented speech then silence."

"677. Dry bread at home is better than rost meate abroad."

"676. A little wind kindles, much puts out the fire."

"649. A beane in liberty is better than a comfit in prison."

"648. Show me a lyer, and I'l shew thee a theefe."

"639. Emptie vessels sound most."

"621. Speake fitly, or be silent wisely."

"620. Before you make a friend eate a bushell of salt with him."

"619. You may bring a horse to the river, but he will drinke when and what he pleaseth."

"611. Time is the rider that breakes youth."

"601. The fatt man knoweth not what the leane thinketh."

"583. Thursday come and the week's gone."

"577. Folly growes without watering."

"574. A feather in hand is better then a bird in the ayre."

"562. When the tree is fallen all goe with their hatchet."

"557. The offender never pardons."

"534. At the game's end we shall see who gaines."