1609 English Proverbs / Page 64
1261.
The first step is usually the hardest.1262.
The first step to health is to know that we are sick.1263.
The first year let your house to your enemy; the second to your friend; the third live in it yourself.1264.
The fish will soon be caught that nibbles at every bait.1265.
The fool wanders, the wise man travels.1266.
The game isn't worth the candle.1267.
The generous man pays for nothing so much as what is given him.1268.
The going gets tough, the tough get going.1269.
The golden age never was the present age.1270.
The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.1271.
The greater the sinner, the greater the saint.1272.
The greater the truth, the greater the libel.1273.
The greatest barkers bite not sorest.1274.
The hand that gives gathers.1275.
The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.1276.
The hardest step is over the threshold.1277.
The head and feet keep warm, the rest will take no harm.1278.
The heaviest baggage for a traveler is an empty wallet.1279.
The italians are wise before the deed; the germans in the deed; the french after the deed.1280.
The key to all action lies in belief.