I - Letter - Proverbs
It is often that a person's mouth broke his nose. It is often that a person's tongue cut his throat. It is not a secret after three people know it. It is hard to whistle and eat at the same time. It is not the great men that always reap the harvest. It is better to back out of the middle of the ford than to be drowned in the flood. If you do not sow in the spring you will not reap in the autumn. Instinct is stronger than upbringing. It is a bad hen that does not scratch herself. It is a long road that has no turning. It is better to be a coward for a minute than dead the rest of your life. It is better to exist unknown to the law. It is not a secret if it is known to three people. It is often that a person's mouth broke his nose. It is sweet to drink but bitter to pay for. It's for her own good that the cat purrs. If you do not sow in the spring you will not reap in the autumn. Instinct is stronger than upbringing. It is a bad hen that does not scratch herself. It is a long road that has no turning. It is better to be a coward for a minute than dead the rest of your life. It is better to exist unknown to the law. It is not a secret if it is known to three people. It is often that a person's mouth broke his nose. It is sweet to drink but bitter to pay for. It is the quiet pigs that eat the meal. It's for her own good that the cat purrs. It's no use boiling your cabbage twice. Its no use carrying an umbrella if your shoes are leaking. It's not a matter of upper and lower class but of being up a while and down a while. It's the deaf people that create the lies. It is the good horse that draws its own cart. It's easy to halve the potato where there's love. If you lie down with dogs you'll rise with fleas. Instinct is stronger than upbringing. It is a bad hen that does not scratch herself. It is a long road that has no turning. It is better to exist unknown to the law. It is not a secret if it is known by three people. It is sweet to drink but bitter to pay for. It is the good horse that draws its own cart. It is the quiet pigs that eat the meal. It takes time to build castles. Rome wan not built in a day. It's not a matter of upper and lower class but of being up a while and down a while. It is a bad hen that does not scratch herself. It is a long road that has no turning. It is better to exist unknown to the law. It is not a secret if it is known by three people. It is sweet to drink but bitter to pay for. If I had a flower for every time I thought of you, I could walk through my garden forever. If you lie down with dogs you'll rise with fleas. It is the good horse that draws its own cart. It's easy to halve the potato where there's love. If you do not sow in the spring you will not reap in the autumn. It is better to back out of the middle of the ford than to be drowned in the flood It is no time to go for the doctor when the patient is dead It's better to be sorry and stay than to be sorry and go away. It's a small thing that outlives a man In winter the milk goes to the cow's horns It's often a man's mouth broke his nose It's a bad hound that's not worth the whistling I'll go there tonight for evening is speedier than morning If you wish for peace, friendship, and praise, listen, look, and stay mute. It is the quiet pigs that eat the meal. If you hit my dog, [then] you hit me. It is a good horse that pulls its own cart. It is not upper class or lower class, but up a while and down awhile. It is a good omen for the coming year to hear crickets on Christmas Day Ignorance is a heavy burden. Instinct is stronger than upbringing. It is better to be a coward for a minute than dead for the rest of your life. It is not a fish until it is on the bank. If you lie down with dogs you'll rise with fleas Its for her own good that the cat purrs. If you have one pair of good soles its better than two pairs of good uppers It s no use carrying an umbrella if your shoes are leaking In winter the milk goes to the cow's horns If you put a silk dress on a goat he is a goat still. It's better than the loan you couldn't get It's easy to knead when meal is at hand It's hard to take britches off bare hips