A bird in the hand is worth two in a bush.
A fool sees not the same tree that a wise man sees. – William Blake “Proverbs of Hell” (1790)
A friend in need is a friend indeed
Better the devil you know than the devil you don’t know.
Blood is thicker than water.
Advice when most needed is least heeded.
A hard beginning maketh a good ending. – John Heywood “The Proverbs of John Heywood” (1546)
A hungry man is an angry man.
A man may well bring a horse to the water, but he cannot make him drink. – John Heywood “The Proverbs of John Heywood” (1546)
A poor beauty finds more lovers than husbands.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he. – Bible – Proverbs 23:7
Children are poor men’s riches.
Children should be seen and not heard.
Curiosity killed the cat.
Death always comes too early or too late
Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding. – Bible – Proverbs 17:28
Every cloud has a silver lining.
Fame is a magnifying glass.
Fine feathers make fine birds.
