Famous Proverbs
17 Proverbs about Wanting
1. If ill luck were cheese, dairy-women would go wanting work.
2. A picture is a poem wanting words.
3. Real wealth consists not in having, but in not wanting.
4. That which is wanting in some respects, may be made up for in others.
5. The means were wanting, not the will.
6. There is never wanting a dog to bark at you.
7. Where luck is wanting, diligence is useless.
8. Where money and counsel are wanting, it is best not to make war.
9. It is no good going to the river just wanting to catch a fish; you have to take a net as well.
10. Mills and wives are ever wanting.