428 Proverbs about Back / Page 3
41. To find out about the road ahead, ask those coming back.
42. When you are in a hurry, the horse holds back.
43. While keeping a tiger from the front door, the wolf comes in at the back.
44. He who throws the ball, must expect it back.
45. A friend at one's back is a safe bridge.
46. Big fleas have little fleas upon their backs to bite them, and little fleas have lesser fleas, and so ad infinitum.
47. It's better that the bakers are on horseback than the doctors.
48. Set a beggar on horseback, and he don't trot, but gallops.
49. Sickness comes on horseback, but goes away on foot.
50. The frog will jump back into the pool, although it sits on a golden stool.
51. He who slanders his neighbor makes a rod for his own back.
52. When thieves fall out, honest men get their goods back.
53. A good backside will easily find a bench to sit on.
54. The ready back gets all the loads.
55. Better wade back mid water than gang forward and drown.
56. If it werena for the belly the back wad wear gowd.
57. A man canna bear a' his kin on his back.
58. Set that down on the back side of your count-book.
59. The back and the belly hauds every ane busy.
60. Touch a gaw'd horse on the back and he'll fling.
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