Famous Proverbs
1829 Proverbs about Mania / Page 165
1641.
In vain is the mill-clock if the miller his hearing lack.1642.
Marry your son when you will, your daughter when you can.1643.
Rich man may dine when he will, the poor man when he may.1644.
The butcher looked for his knife and it was in his mouth.1645.
The cow gives a good pail of milk and then kicks it over.1646.
The eye of the master does more work than both his hands.1647.
The frying-pan said to the kettle, "Avaunt, black brows!"1648.
The horse thinks one thing and he that rides him another.1649.
When an ass climbs a ladder, we may find wisdom in women.1650.
Who goes to bed supperless, all night tumbles and tosses.