Poets From Wales

"294. A man's discontent is his worst evill."

"292. The best mirrour is an old friend."

"286. Goe not for every griefe to the physitian, nor for every quarrell to the lawyer, nor for every thirst to the pot."

"279. Many kisse the hand they wish cut off."

"253. A foole knowes more in his house then a wise man in another's."

"248. Marry a widdow before she leave mourning."

"242. The wise hand doth not all that the foolish mouth speakes."

"241. An ill wound is cured, not an ill name."

"235. One hand washeth another, and both the face."

"222. One graine fills not a sacke, but helpes his fellowes."

"215. Into a mouth shut flies flie not."

"213. Send a wise man on an errand, and say nothing unto him."

"208. The honey is sweet, but the bee stings."

"200. The hole calls the thiefe."

"196. Hee that lookes not before finds himself behind."

"193. If the old dog barke he gives counsell."

"192. Whose house is of glasse must not throw stones at another."

"183. Where the drink goes in there the wit goes out."

"177. One stroke fells not an oke."

"170. Hell is full of good meanings and wishings."

"169. God heales, and the physitian hath the thankes."

"166. Of all smells, bread ; of all tasts, salt."

"165. Debters are lyers."

"158. The eye and religion can beare no jesting."

"155. Good words are worth much, and cost little."

"153. The mill cannot grind with water that's past."

"149. Marry your sonne when you will, your daughter when you can."

"141. Love your neighbor, yet pull not downe your hedge."

"138. Well may hee smell fire whose gowne burnes."

"136. Old wine and an old friend are good provisions."

"123. To a boyling pot flies come not."

"105. Deceive not thy physitian, confessor, nor lawyer."

"104. Leave jesting while it pleaseth, lest it turne to earnest."

"89. All truths are not to be told."

"86. He that lives well is learned enough."

"82. Hee that goes barefoot must not plant thornes."

"80. He that is warme thinkes all so."

"79. Who is so deafe as he that will not heare?"

"77. When a dog is a-drowning every one offers him drink."

"74. Hearken to Reason, or shee will bee heard."

"67. Never had ill workman good tooles."

"61. Ill ware is never cheape."

"49. Love and a cough cannot be hid."

"20. You cannot know wine by the barrell."

"18. When all sinnes growe old covetousnesse is young."

"15. Light burthens long borne growe heavie."

"14. Pleasing ware is halfe sould."

"13. The scalded dog feares cold water."

"1. Man proposeth, God disposeth."

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