Proverbs By Language

"He that sows the wind shall reap the whirlwind."

"Slow and steady wins the race."

"Where there is a will, there is a way."

"Take the will for the deed. (Strauss, 1994 p. 881)"

"He that will not when he may, when he will he may have nay."

"Wives are young men's mistresses; companions for middle age; and old men's nurses. (Francis Bacon)"

"Two things prolong your life: A quiet heart and a loving wife."

"There are only two kinds of women, the plain and the coloured."

"The cobbler's wife is the worst shod."

"He that will thrive must first ask his wife."

"Choose a wife rather by your ear than your eye. (Strauss, 1994 p. 655)"

"A man's best fortune or his worst is a wife. (Strauss, 1994 p. 65)"

"A cheerful wife is the spice of life. (Strauss, 1998 p. 20)"

"The squeaky wheel gets the grease."

"Don't try to reinvent the wheel."

"Set a herring to catch a whale. (Strauss, 1994 p. 1134)"

"Go West, young man, go West! (John Soule)"

"Wealth rarely brings happiness. (Strauss, 1994 p. 670)"

"All the wealth I had ran in my veins; I was a gentleman. (William Shakespeare)"

"What a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive."

"Wade not in unknown waters."

"Still water runs deep."

"Willful waste makes woeful want."

"War is too important to be left to the generals."

"Walk the talk. (Manser, 2007)"

"Walk softly, carry a big stick."

"Learn to walk before you run."

"Don't talk the talk if you can't walk the walk."

"Wait and see. (Herbert Asquith)"

"Hitch your wagon to a star. (Ralph Waldo Emerson)"

"Virtue which parleys is near a surrender."

"It takes a village to raise a child."

"Where vice goes before, vengeance follows after."

"The vicar of Bray will be vicar of Bray. (Manser, 2007 p. 286)"

"Empty vessels make the most sound."

"Let every vat stand upon its own bottom. (William Bullein)"

"Variety is the soul of pleasure. (Aphra Behn)"

"He that stays in the valley will not get over the hill."

"Two heads are better than one."

"It takes two to make a quarrel."

"You never know what you can do until you try."

"Don't try to be someone you're not."

"Truth seeks no corners."

"Truth may be blamed, but it shall never be shamed."

"Truth lies within a little and certain compass, but error is immense. (Henry St. John)"

"Truth is stranger than fiction."

"The truth shall set you free, or The truth will set you free."

"Truth gives a short answer, lies go round about. (Strauss, 1994 p. 221)"

"A half truth is a whole lie."

"Divers Proverbs, Nathan Bailey, 1721 p.b72"