290 Proverbs about Half / Page 4

62.

Had a halfpenny is gear enough.

63.

Nineteen nay-says of a maiden are half a grant.

64.

Better half an egg than empty shells.

65.

Confess'd faut is half amends.

66.

I ken by your half-tale what your hale tale means.

67.

Liked gear is half-bought.

68.

Sel, sel, has half-filled hell.

69.

Shared joy is double joy. Shared sorrow is half sorrow.

70.

The wails of heirs are halfway laughter.

71.

Daringly dared, half of it won.

72.

Shared joy is double joy and shared sorrow is half-sorrow.

73.

Work is half of health.

74.

Shared joy is a double joy; shared sorrow is half a sorrow.

75.

Half the world does not know how the other half lives.

76.

A maid who laughs is half taken.

77.

The person who is tired will find time to sleep. A person with a bad name is already half hanged.

78.

Half a loaf is better than none.

79.

Well begun is half done.

80.

A lie can be halfway around the world before the truth gets its boots on.