579 British Proverbs / Page 2
21. A lean fee is a fit reward for a lazy clerk.
22. A little body often harbours a great soul.
23. A man is known to be mortal by two things, sleep and lust.
24. A man may say too much, even upon the best subjects.
25. A man may woo where he will, but he will wed where his luck lies.
26. A man of great memory without learning. has a distaff and a spindle, and no stuff to spin.
27. A man that breaks his word, bids others be false to him.
28. A man without reason is a beast in season
29. A man's studies pass into his character.
30. A mother's love never ages.
31. A penny-weight of love is worth a pound of law.
32. A poor man's table is soon spread.
33. A pound of care will not pay an ounce of debt.
34. A problem shared is a problem halved.
35. A ragged colt may make a good horse.
36. A rich man's joke is not always funny.
37. A rich man's money often hangs him.
38. A rolling stone gathers no moss.
39. A sharp stomach makes short devotion.
40. A small leak will sink a great ship.