More English Proverbs

Some men go through a forest and see no firewood.... >>

There's many a good tune played on an old fiddle.... >>

In the year when plums flourish, all else fails.... >>

Let sleeping dogs lie.... >>

Six hours' sleep for a man, seven for a woman and eight for a fool.... >>

Other Proverbs

When God gives light he gives it for all.... (Spanish) >>

Foxes come at last to the furrier's.... (French) >>

When one has not what one likes, one must like what one has.... (French) >>

Nothing is more ridiculous or troublesome than mere ceremony... (French) >>

The first step is all the difficulty.... (French) >>

Absence sharpens love; presence strengthens it.

- English Proverb