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What are Proverbs and Where do the come from? Proverbs and old sayings reveal many aspects about the cultural traditions of a society. Proverbs originated from indigenous humble folk who handed down these wise old sayings over the centuries, generation to generation. Many proverbs serve as advisory tales and wise counsel . |
Old English Proverbs, Old Sayings and Words of Wisdom Inspiring Quotes and Proverbial Wisdom from England about Fortune, Pride and Dignity, Water and Anger It is better to murder during time of plague. -- Old English Proverb The Irish forgive their great men when they are safely buried. -- Old English Proverb Always sample a maidens charms before the wedding. -- Old English Proverb A lock is better than suspicion. -- Old English Proverb Lend your money and lose your friend. -- Old English Proverb A hungry man is an angry man. -- Old English Proverb Slop your hogs before you feed your children. -- Old English Proverb A guilty conscience needs no accuser. -- Old English Proverb It is an equal failing to trust everybody, and to trust nobody. -- Old English Proverb Throw the fat man down the well if the crops fail. -- Old English Proverb Listen to the sound of the river and you will get a trout. -- Old English Proverb A creaking door hangs longest. -- Old English Proverb The Irish ignore anything they can't drink or punch. -- Old English Proverb A pig never smells its own stink. -- Old English Proverb A son is a son till he gets him a wife, But a daughter's a daughter the rest of your life. -- Old English Proverb It is the quiet pigs that eat the meal. -- Old English Proverb Beauty draws more than oxen. -- Old English Proverb A body makes his own luck, be it good or bad. -- Old English Proverb A gentle word opens the strongest lock. -- Old English Proverb A poor beauty finds more lovers than husbands. -- Old English Proverb Even a small thorn causes festering. -- Old English Proverb Better to ask the way than to go astray. -- Old English Proverb A toad never thinks her baby's ugly. -- Old English Proverb He who excuses himself accuses himself. -- Old English Proverb When crops be blighted put the widows on the stake and light the torch. -- Old English Proverb A man will scratch if he has fleas. -- Old English Proverb A spoon does not know the taste of soup, nor a learned fool the taste of wisdom. -- Old English Proverb A fault confessed is half redressed. -- Old English Proverb Hunger drives the wolf out of the woods. -- Old English Proverb Every dog hath its day. -- Old English Proverb The village slattern wench has the form of a dove, the heart of a fox, and the mind of a toad. -- Old English Proverb A friend in need is a friend indeed. -- Old English Proverb \ A son is a son till he gets him a wife, but a daughter's a daughter the rest of your life. -- Old English Proverb A pig never smells its own stink. -- Old English Proverb Always sample a maidens charms before the wedding. -- Old English Proverb A creaking door hangs longest. -- Old English Proverb A good payer will not object to leaving a deposit. -- Old English Proverb Slop your hogs before you feed your children. -- Old English Proverb It is an equal failing to trust everybody, and to trust nobody. -- Old English Proverb
It is the quiet pigs that eat the meal. --
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