More English Proverbs

Many a true word is spoken in jest.... >>

The devil take the hindmost... >>

Ruse only flourishes if it be stolen.... >>

If three dogs chase a rabbit they cannot kill it.... >>

There's many a good cock come out of a tattered bag.... >>

Other Proverbs

From a fallen tree, all make kindling... (Chinese) >>

No fly gets into a shut mouth.... (Spanish) >>

No one is expected to achieve the impossible.... (French) >>

A thing too much seen is little prized.... (French) >>

A lord of straw devours a vassal of steel.... (French) >>

Black as night and devil's kite

- English Proverb