Famous Proverbs
107 Proverbs about Seven
1. Fall down seven times, get up eight.
2. Seven trades but no luck.
3. Seven days is the length of a guest's life.
4. In his decision the judge with seven reasons gives only one in court.
5. The court official in one life has seven rebirths as a beggar.
6. A handful of good life is better than seven barrels of learning.
7. Turn your tongue seven times before speaking.
8. A cat has nine lives, as the onion seven skins.
9. Folks say there is a lack of four sorts of people on earth: of priests, else one would not have six or seven benefices; of gentleman, else every boor would not want to be a squire; of whores, else married women and nuns would not carry on the trade; of Jews, else Christians would not practise usury.
10. For the diligent, a week has seven days; for the slothful, seven tomorrows.