English 15th Century Proverbs
English 15th Century Proverbs
cannot hunt proverbs run
You cannot run with the hare and hunt with the hounds.
drives hunger proverbs wolf
Hunger drives the wolf out of the wood.
near nearer proverbs
Near is my kirtle, but nearer is my smock.
good proverbs
You can have too much of a good thing.
breaking excuse ignorance law proverbs
Ignorance of the law is no excuse for breaking it.
catch falls proverbs shall sky
If the sky falls we shall catch larks.
dogs fighting proverbs runs third
While two dogs are fighting for a bone, a third runs away with it.
others proverbs unto
Do unto others as you would they should do unto you.
dirty proverbs throw until water
Don't throw out your dirty water until you get in fresh.
honour prophet proverbs save
A prophet is not without honour save in his own country.
judge proverbs
No one should be judge in his own cause.
people proverbs voice
The voice of the people is the voice of God.
half ill name proverbs
He that has an ill name is half hanged.
hear proverbs
Hear all, see all, say nowt, tak'all, keep all, gie not, and if tha ever does owt for nowt do it for thysen.