1614 American Proverbs / Page 6
101. A live dog is better than a dead lion.
102. A long life may not be good enough, but a good life is long enough.
103. A malignant sore throat is a danger; a malignant throat not sore is worse.
104. A man can die just once.
105. A man can't do more than he can do. What says Don Ferdinando?
106. A man chases a woman until she catches him.
107. A man in passion rides a mad horse.
108. A man is as big as the things that made him mad.
109. A man is known by his friends.
110. A man knows his companions in a long journey and a small inn.
111. A man never becomes an orator if he has something to say.
112. A man takes a drink and then the drink takes the man.
113. A man that flatters his neighbour spreads a net for his feet.
114. A man who has both feet planted firmly in the air can be safely called a liberal.
115. A man who is his own doctor has a fool for his patient.
116. A man without a smiling face must not open a shop.
117. A man without ambition is like a woman without looks.
118. A man's dreams are his own.
119. A mill cannot grind with water that is past.
120. A miss is as good as a mile.