693 Proverbs about Great / Page 6
101. With great men one must allow five to be an even number.
102. "With great pleasure," says the boor, when he must.
103. Women and wine, game and deceit, Make the wealth small and the wants great.
104. Great abilities produce great vices as well as virtues.
105. Great birth is a very poor dish at table.
106. Pleasure is the greatest incentive to vice.
107. A buckle is a great addition to an old shoe.
108. A small benefit obtained is better than a great one in expectation.
109. Great hate follows great love.
110. Humor to a man is like a feather pillow. It is filled with what is easy to get but gives great comfort.
111. The Irish forgive their great men when they are safely buried.
112. A great church and little devotion.
113. A great liar has need of good memory.
114. A great man will not trample on a worm, nor sneak to an emperor.
115. A little gall make a great deal of honey bitter.
116. A little stone overturns a great cart.
117. A little stream drives a great mill.
118. At a great pennyworth pause awhile.
119. At a great river be the last to pass.
120. Buy the bed of a great debtor.
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