223 Proverbs about Wants / Page 4
61. He that wants should not be bashful.
62. He who decries, wants to buy.
63. He who wants his dog killed has only to say he's mad.
64. He who wants milk should not sit in the middle of a field and wait for a cow to back up to him.
65. It is good to buy when another wants to sell.
66. One who wants to keep their yard tidy does not reserve a plot for the weeds.
67. He who wants too much doesn't catch anything.
68. Who can do, don't want to; Who wants to, can't do; Who knows how to do, won't do it; Who does it, doesn't know how to; and, so, badly goes the world.
69. He who wants to catch foxes must hunt with geese.
70. He who wants to jump high must take a long run.
71. He who wants to tell the truth will always stand before closed doors.
72. He is nearest to God who has the fewest wants.
73. He that wants to hang a dog, is sure to find a rope.
74. He that wants to hang a dog, says that it bites the sheep.
75. The poor man wants much, the miser everything.
76. The full man does not understand the wants of the hungry.
77. He who wants pearls has to dive into the sea.
78. When a cat wants to eat her kittens, she says they look like mice.
79. The wolf never wants a pretext against the lamb.
80. He that is more civil than usual, either wants to cozen you or has need of you.
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