1609 English Proverbs / Page 40
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In the end, a man's motives are second to his accomplishments.782.
In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.783.
In the morning be first up, and in the evening last to go to bed, for they that sleep catch no fish.784.
In times of prosperity friends will be plenty, In times of adversity, not one in twenty.785.
Injuries we write in marble, kindnesses in dust.786.
Innocent actions carry their warrant with them.787.
Interpretation: If you are going to do something, do it right.788.
Is there no mean but fast or feast?789.
It ain't over till the fat lady sings.790.
It is a bold mouse that nestles in the cat's ear.791.
It is a good wind that blows a man to the wine.792.
It is a sin against hospitality to open the doors and shut up the countenance.793.
It is an equal failing to trust everybody, and to trust nobody.794.
It is at courts as it is in ponds; some fish, some frogs.795.
It is best to be on the safe side.796.
It is better to be born lucky than rich.797.
It is better to begin in the evening than not at all.798.
It is better to conceal one's knowledge than to reveal one's ignorance.799.
It is better to give than to receive.800.
It is better to lose health like a spendthrift than to hoard it like a miser.