More English Proverbs

Sticks and stones will break my bones, but names will never hurt me.... >>

God help the rich, the poor can look after themselves.... >>

Age and wedlock tame man and beast.... >>

Action is the proper fruit of knowledge.... >>

Beware of a man of one book.... >>

Other Proverbs

To swim and swim more, and be drowned on shore.... (Spanish) >>

The beast that goes well is never without some one to try hi... (Spanish) >>

From a thorn comes a rose, and from a rose comes a thorn... (Spanish) >>

Every cock crows on his own dunghill.... (Spanish) >>

A mistress in a high place is not a bad thing.... (Spanish) >>

The best manure is under the farmer's foot

- English Proverb