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Proverbs
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[ Also see Catchphrases Laws of Life and Nature Old Sayings Proverbial Phrases Proverbs (General) ]

Water trotted is as good as oates.
      - George Herbert, Jacula Prudentum

Water, fire, and souldiers, quickly make roome.
  [Water, fire, and soldiers quickly make room.]
      - George Herbert, Jacula Prudentum

We are fooles one to another.
      - George Herbert, Jacula Prudentum

We Batchelors laugh and shew our teeth, but you married men laugh till your hearts ake.
      - George Herbert, Jacula Prudentum

We cannot come to honour under Coverlet.
      - George Herbert, Jacula Prudentum

We do it soon enough, if that we do be well.
      - George Herbert, Jacula Prudentum

We must love, as looking one day to hate.
      - George Herbert, Jacula Prudentum

We must recoile a little, to the end we may leap the better.
      - George Herbert, Jacula Prudentum

Wealth is like rheume, it falles on the weakest parts.
      - George Herbert, Jacula Prudentum

Wee know not who lives or dies.
      - George Herbert, Jacula Prudentum

Wee leave more to do when wee dye, then wee have done.
      - George Herbert, Jacula Prudentum

Weening is not measure.
      - George Herbert, Jacula Prudentum

Weight justly and sell dearely.
      - George Herbert, Jacula Prudentum

Welcome evill, if thou commest alone.
  [Welcome evil, if thou comest alone.]
      - George Herbert, Jacula Prudentum

Well may hee smell fire, whose gowne burnes.
  [Well may he smell fire, whose gown burns.]
      - George Herbert, Jacula Prudentum

Were it not for the bone in the legge, all the world would turne Carpenters (to make them crutches).
      - George Herbert, Jacula Prudentum

Were there no fooles, badd ware would not passe.
      - George Herbert, Jacula Prudentum

Were there no hearers, there would be no backbiters.
      - George Herbert, Jacula Prudentum

What one day gives us, another takes away from us.
  [What one day gives, another takes away from us.]
      - George Herbert, Jacula Prudentum

What your glasse telles you, will not be told by Councell.
      - George Herbert, Jacula Prudentum

Whatever is made by the hand of man, by the hand of man may be overturned.
      - George Herbert, Jacula Prudentum

Whatsoever was the father of a disease, an ill dyet was the mother.
      - George Herbert, Jacula Prudentum

When a dog is a drowning, everyone offers him drink.
  [When a dog is drowning, everyone offers him drink.]
      - George Herbert, Jacula Prudentum

When a friend askes, there is no to morrow.
  [When a friend asks, there is no to-morrow.]
      - George Herbert, Jacula Prudentum

When a knave is in a plumtree he hath neither friend nor kin.
      - George Herbert, Jacula Prudentum

When a Lackey comes to hells doore, the devills locke the gates.
      - George Herbert, Jacula Prudentum

When a man sleepes, his head is in his stomach.
      - George Herbert, Jacula Prudentum

When age is jocond it makes sport for death.
  [When age is jocund, it makes sport for death.]
      - George Herbert, Jacula Prudentum

When all men have what belongs to them, it cannot bee much.
  [When all men have what belongs to them, it cannot be much.]
      - George Herbert, Jacula Prudentum

When all sinnes grow old, coveteousnesse is young.
      - George Herbert, Jacula Prudentum

When children stand quiet, they have done some ill.
      - George Herbert, Jacula Prudentum

When God is made the master of a family, he disorders the disorderly.
      - George Herbert, Jacula Prudentum

When God will punish, hee will first take away the understanding.
      - George Herbert, Jacula Prudentum

When God will, no winde but brings raine.
      - George Herbert, Jacula Prudentum

When it thunders, the theefe becomes honest.
  [When it thunders, the thief becomes honest.]
      - George Herbert, Jacula Prudentum

When my house burnes, it's not good playing at Chesse.
      - George Herbert, Jacula Prudentum

When one is on horsebacke hee knowes all things.
      - George Herbert, Jacula Prudentum

When prayers are done, my Lady is ready.
      - George Herbert, Jacula Prudentum

When the Foxe preacheth, beware geese.
      - George Herbert, Jacula Prudentum

When the tree is fallen, all goe with their hatchet.
  [When the tree is fallen, all go with their hatchet.]
      - George Herbert, Jacula Prudentum

When war begins, then hell openeth.
  [When war begins, then hell opens.]
      - George Herbert, Jacula Prudentum

When you are an Anvill, hold you still; when you are a hammer, strike your fill.
      - George Herbert, Jacula Prudentum

When you enter into a house, leave the anger ever at the doore.
      - George Herbert, Jacula Prudentum

Where there is no honour, there is no griefe.
      - George Herbert, Jacula Prudentum

Where there is peace, God is.
      - George Herbert, Jacula Prudentum

Where you thinke there is bacon, there is no Chimney.
      - George Herbert, Jacula Prudentum

Where your will is ready, your feete are light.
  [Where your will is ready, your feet are light.]
      - George Herbert, Jacula Prudentum

Whether goest, griefe? where I am wont.
      - George Herbert, Jacula Prudentum

Whether shall the Oxe goe, where he shall not labour?
      - George Herbert, Jacula Prudentum

Whether you boyle snow or pound it, you can have but water of it.
      - George Herbert, Jacula Prudentum


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