OVTLANDISH PROVERBS SELECTED By Mr. G. H. LONDON Printed by T. P. for Humphrey Blunden at the Castle in Corn-hill 1640. Outlandish PROVERBS 1. MAN Proposeth God disposeth 2. Hee begins to die that quits his desires 3. A handfull of good life is better then a bushell of learning 4. He that studies his content wants it 5. Every day brings his bread with it 6. Humble Hearts have humble desires 7. Hee that stumbles and falles not mends his pace 8. The House shewes the owner 9. Hee that gets out of debt growes rich 10. All is well with him who is beloved of his neighbours 11. Building and marrying of Children are great wasters 12. A good bargaine is a pick purse 13. The scalded dog feares cold water 14. Pleasing ware is halfe sould 15. Light burthens long borne growe heavie 16. The Wolfe knowes what the ill beast thinkes 17 Who hath none to still him may weepe out his eyes 18. When all sinnes growes old coveteousnesse is young 19. If yee would know a knave give him a staffe 20. You cannot know wine by the barrell 21. A coole mouth and warme feet live long 22 A Horse made and a man to make 23 Looke not for muske in a dogges kennell 24. Not a long day but a good heart rids worke 25 Hee puls with a long rope that waights for anothers death 26. Great strokes make not sweete musick 27. A caske and an ill custome must be broken 28. A fat house-keeper makes leane Executors 29. Empty Chambers make foolish maides 30. The gentle Hawke halfe mans her selfe 31. The Devill is not alwaies at one doore 32. When a friend askes there is no to morrow 33. God sends cold according to Cloathes 34. One sound blow will serve to undo us all 35. Hee looseth nothing that looseth not God 36. The Germans wit is in his fingers 37. At dinner my man appeares 38. Who gives to all denies all 39. Quick beleevers neede broad shoulders 40. Who remove stones bruise their fingers 41. All came from and will goe to others 42. He that will take the bird must not skare it 43. He lives unsafely that lookes too neere on things 44. A gentle houswife marres the houshold 45. A crooked log makes a strait fire 46. He hath great neede of a foole that plaies the foole himselfe 47. A Marchant that gaines not looseth 48. Let not him that feares feathers come among wild-soule 49. Love and a Cough cannot be hid 50. A Dwarfe on a Gyants shoulder sees further of the two 51 Hee that sends a foole means to follow him 52. Brabling Curres never want sore eares 53. Better the feet flip then the tongue 54 For washing his hands none sels his lands 55. A Lyons skin is never cheape 56. The goate must browse where she is tyed 57 Who hath a Wolfe for his mate needes a Dog for his man 58. In a good house all is quickly ready 59. A bad dog never sees the Wolfe 60. God oft hath a great share in a little house 61. Ill ware is never cheape 62. A cherefull looke makes a dish a feast 63. If all fooles had bables wee should want fuell 64. Vertue never growes old 65. Evening words are not like to morning 66. Were there no fooles badd ware would not passe 67. Never had ill workeman good tooles 68. Hee stands not surely that never slips 69. Were there no hearers there would be no backbiters 70. Every thing is of use to a houskeeper 71. When prayers are done my Lady is ready 72. At Length the Fox turnes Monk 73. Flies are busiest about leane horses 74. Harken to reason or shee will bee heard 75. The bird loves her nest 76. Every thing new is fine 77. When a dog is a drowning every one offers him drink 78. Better a bare foote then none 79. Who is so deafe as he that will not heare 80. He that is warme thinkes all so 81. At length the Fox is brought to the Furrier 82. Hee that goes bare foot must not plant thornes 83. They that are booted are not alwaies ready 84. He that will learne to pray let him goe to Sea 85. In spending lies the advantage 86. Hee that lives well is learned enough 87. Ill vessells seldome miscarry 88. A full belly neither fights nor flies well 89. All truths are not to be told 90. An old wise mans shaddow is better then a young buzzards sword 91. Noble houskeepers neede no dores 92. Every ill man hath his ill day 93. Sleepe without supping and wake without owing 94. I gave the mouse a hole and she is become my heire 95. Assaile who will the valiant attends 96. Whether goest griefe where I am wont 97. Praise day at night and life at the end 98. Whether shall the Oxe goe where he shall not labour 99. Where you thinke there is bacon there is no Chimney 100. Mend your cloathes and you may hold out this yeare 101. Presse a stick and it seemes a youth 102. The tongue walkes where the teeth speede not 103. A faire wife and a frontire Castle breede quarrels 104. Leave jesting whiles it pleaseth lest it turne to earnest 105. Deceive not thy Physitian Confessor nor Lawyer 106. Ill natures the more you aske them the more they stick 107. Vertue and a Trade are the best portion for Children 108. The Chicken is the Countries but the Citie eateth it 109. He that gives thee a Capon give him the leg and the wing 110. Hee that lives ill feare followes him 111. Give a clowne your finger and he will take your hand 112. Good is to bee sought out and evill attended 113. A good pay-master starts not at assurances 114. No Alchymy to saving 115. To a grate full man give mony when he askes 116. Who would doe ill ne're wants occasion 117. To fine folkes a little ill finely wrapt 118. A child correct behind and not before 119. To a faire day open the window but make you ready as to a foule 120. Keepe good men company and you shall be of the number 121. No love to a Fathers 122. The Mill gets by going 123. To a boyling pot flies come not 124. Make hast to an ill way that you may get out of it 125. A snow yeare a rich yeare 126. Better to be blinde then to see ill 127. Learne weeping and thou shalt laugh gayning 128. Who hath no more bread then neede must not keepe a dog 129. A garden must be lookt unto and drest as the body 130. The Fox when hee cannot reach the grapes saies they are not ripe 131. Water trotted is as good as oates 132. Though the Mastiffe be gentle yet bite him not by the lippe 133. Though a lie be well drest it is ever overcome 134. Though old and wise yet still advise 135. Three helping one another beare the burthen of sixe 136. Old wine and an old friend are good provisions 137. Happie is hee that chastens himselfe 138. Well may hee smell fire whose
gowne burnes 139. The wrongs of a Husband or Master are not reproached 140 Welcome evill if thou commest alone 141. Love your neighbour yet pull not downe yâ—ur hedge 142. The bit that one eates no friend makes 143. A drunkards purse is a bottle 144. Shee spins well that breedes her children 145. Good is the mora that makes all sure 146. Play with a foole at home and he will play with you in the market 147 Every one stretcheth his legges according to his coverlet 148. Autumnall Agues are long or mortall 149 Marry your sonne when you will your daughter when you can 150. Dally not with mony or women 151. Men speake of the faire as things went with them there 152. The best remedy against an ill man is much ground betweene both 143. The mill cannot grind with the water that 's past 154. Corne is cleaned with winde and the soule with chastnings 155 Good words are worth much and cost little 156. To buy deare is not bounty 157. Jest not with the eye or with Religion 158 The eye and Religion can beare no jesting 159. Without favour none will know you and with it you will not know your selfe 160. Buy at a faire but sell at home 161. Cover your selfe with your shield and care not for cryes 162. A wicked mans gift hath a touch of his master 163. None is a foole alwaies every one sometimes 164. From a chollerick man withdraw a little from him that saies nothing for ever 165. Debters are lyers 166. Of all smells bread of all tasts salt 167. In a great River great fish are found but take heede left you bee drowned 168. Ever since we weare cloathes we know not one another 169. God heales and the Physitian hath the thankes 170. Hell is full of good meanings and wishings 171. Take heede of still waters the quick passe away 172. After the house is finisht leave it 173. Our owne actions are our security not others judgements 178. Thinke of ease but worke on 179. Hee that lies long a bed his estate feeles it 180. Whether you boyle snow or pound it you can have but water of it 181. One stroke fells not an oke 182. God complaines not but doth what is fitting 183. A diligent Scholler and the Master 's paid 184. Milke saies to wine welcome friend 185. They that I now one another salute a farre off 186. Where there is no honour there is no griefe 187. Where the drink goes in there the wit goes out 188. He that staies does the businesse 189 Almes never make poore others 190. Great almes-giving lessens no mans living 191. Giving much to the poore doth inrich a mans store 192. It takes much from the account to which his sin doth amount 193. It adds to the glory both of soule and body 194. Ill comes in by ells and goes out by inches 195. The Smith and his penny both are black 196. Whose house is of glasse must not throw stones at another 197. If the old dog barke he gives counsell 198 The tree that growes slowly keepes it selfe for another 199. I wept when I was borne and every day shewes why 200. Hee that lookes not before finds himselfe behind 201. He that plaies his mony ought not to value it 202. He that riseth first is first drest 203 Diseases of the eye are to bee cured with the elbow 204. The hole calls the thiefe 205. A gentlemans grayhound and a salt-box seeke them at the fire 206. A childs service is little yet hee is no little foole that despiseth it 207. The river past and God forgotten 208. Evils have their comfort good none can support to wit with a moderate and contented heart 209. Who must account for himselfe and others must know both 210. Hee that eats the hard shall eate the ripe 211. The miserable man makes a peny of a farthing and the liberall of a farthing sixe pence 212. The honey is sweet but the Bee stings 213. Waight and measure take away strife 214. The sonne full and tattered the daughter empty and fine 215. Every path hath a puddle 216. In good yeares corne is hay in ill yeares straw is corne 217. Send a wise man on an errand and say nothing unto him 218. In life you lov'd me not in death you bewaile me 219. Into a mouth shut flies flie not 220. The hearts letter is read in the eyes 221. The ill that comes out of our mouth falles into our bosome 222. In great pedigrees there are Governours and Chandlers 223. In the house of a Fidler all fiddle 224. Sometimes the best gaine is to lose 225. Working and making a fire doth discretion require 226. One graine fills not a sacke but helpes his fellowes 227. It is a great victory that comes without blood 228. In war hunting and love men for one pleasure a thousand griefes prove 229. Reckon right and February hath one and thirty daies 230. Honour without profit is a ring on the finger 231. Estate in two parishes is bread in two wallets 232. Honour and profit lie not in one sacke 233. A naughty child is better sick then whole 234. Truth and oyle are ever above 235. He that riseth betimes hath some thing in his head 236. Advise none to marry or to goe to warre 237. To steale the Hog and give the feet for almes 238. The thorne comes forth with his point forwards 239. One hand washeth another and both the face 240. The fault of the horse is put on the saddle 241. The corne hides it self in the snow as an old man in furrs 242. The Jewes spend at Easter the Mores at marriages the Christians in sutes 243. Fine dressing is a foule house swept before the doores 244. A woman and a glasse are ever in danger 245. An ill wound is cured not an ill name 246. The wise hand doth not all that the foolish mouth speakes 247. On painting and fighting looke aloofe 248. Knowledge is folly except grace guide it 249. Punishment is lame but it comes 250. The more women looke in their glasse the lesse they looke to their house 251. A long tongue is a signe of a short hand 252. Marry a widdow before she leave mourning 253. The worst of law is that one suit breedes twenty 254. Providence is better then a rent 255. What your glasse telles you will not be told by Councell 256. There are more men threatned then stricken 257. A foole knowes more in his house then a wise man in anothers 258. I had rather ride on an asse that carries me then a horse that throwes me 259 The hard gives more then he that hath nothing 260. The beast that goes alwaies never wants blowes 261. Good cheape is deare 262. It costs more to doe ill then to doe well 263. Good words quench more then a a bucket of water 264. An ill agreement is better then a good judgement 265. There is more talke then trouble 266. Better spare to have of thine
to another 383. There are three waies the Vniverâ—â—ties the Sea the Court 384. God comes to see without a bell 385. Life without a friend is death withâ—ut a witnesse 386. Cloath thee in war arme thee in â—eace 387. The horse thinkes one thing and he â—hat sadles him another 388. Mills and wâ—ves ever want 389. The dog that licks ashes trust not with meale 390. The buyer needes a hundred eyes the seller not one 391. He carries well to whom it waighes â—ot 392. The comforters head never akes 393. Step after step the ladder is ascenâ—ed 394. Who likes not the drinke God deâ—rives him of bread 395. To a crazy ship all winds are conâ—rary 396. Justice pleaseth few in their owne house 397. In times comes he whom God â—ends 398. Water a farre off quencheth noâ— fire 399. In sports and journeys men are knowne 400. An old friend is a new house 401. Love is not found in the market 402. Dry feet warme head bring safe to bed 403. Hee is rich enough that wants nothing 404. One father is enough to governe one hundred sons but not a hundred sons one father 405. Farre shooting never kild bird 406. An upbraided morsell never choaked any 407. Dearths foreseene come not 408. An ill labourer quarrells with his tooles 409. Hee that falles into the durt the longer he stayes there the fowler he is 410. He that blames would buy 411. He that sings on friday will weepe on Sunday 412. The charges of building and making of gardens are unknowne 413. My house my house though thou art small thou art to me the Escuriall 414. A hundred loade of thought will not pay one of debts 415. Hee that comes of a hen must scrape 416. He that seekes trouble never misses 417. He that once deceives is ever suspected 418. Being on sea saile being on land settle 419. Who doth his owne businesse foules not his hands 420. Hee that makes a good warre makes a good peace 421. Hee that workes after his owne manner his head akes not at the matter 422. Who hath bitter in his mouth spits not all sweet 423. He that hath children all his morsels are not his owne 424. He that hath the spice may season as he list 425. He that hath a head of waxe must not walke in the sunne 426 He that hath love in his brest hath spurres in his sides 427. Hee that respects not is not respected 428. Hee that hath a Fox for his mate hath neede of a net at his girdle 429. He that hath right feares he that hath wrong hopes 430. Hee that hath patience hath fatt thrushes for a farthing 431. Never was strumpet faire 432. He that measures not himselfe is measured 433. Hee that hath one hogge makes him fat and hee that hath one son makes him a foole 434. Who letts his wife goe to every feast and his horse drâ—nke at every water shall neither have good wife nor good horse 435. He that speakes sowes and he that holâ—s his peace gathers 436. He that hath little is the lesse durtie 437. He that lives most dies most 438. He that hath one root in the straw hath another in the spittle 439. Hee that 's fed at anothers hand may stay long ere he be full 440. Hee that makes a thing too fine breakes it 441. Hee that bewailes himselfe hath the cure in his hands 442. He that would be well needs not goe from his owne house 443. Councell breakes not the head 444. Fly the pleasure that bites to morrow 445. Hee that knowes what may bee gained in a day never steales 446. Mony refused looseth its brightnesse 447. Health and mony goe farre 448. Where your will is ready your feete are light 449. A great ship askes deepe waters 450. Woe to the house where there is no chiding 451. Take heede of the viniger of sweet wine 452. Fooles bite one another but wisemen agree together 453. Trust not one nights ice 454. Good is good but better carries it 455. To gaine teacheth how to spend 456. Good finds good 457. The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it 458. The crow bewailes the sheepe and then eates it 459 Building is a sweet impoverishing 460. The first degree of folly is to hold ones selfe wise the second to professe it the third to dsepise counsell 461. The greatest step is that out of doores 462. To weepe for joy is a kinde of Manna 463. The first service a child doth his father is to make him foolish 464. The resolved minde hath no cares 465. In the kingdome of a cheater the wallet is carried before 466. The eye will have his part 467. The good mother sayes not will you but gives 468. A house and a woman sute excellently 469. In the kingdome of blindmen the one ey'd is king 470. A little Kitchin makes a large house 471. Warre makes theeves and peace hangs them 472. Poverty is the mother of health 473. In the morning mountaines in the evening fountaines 474. The back-doore robs the house 475. Wealth is like rheume it falles on the weakest parts 476. The gowne is his that weares it and the world his that enjoyes it 477. Hope is the poore mans bread 478. Vertue now is in herbs and stones and words onely 479. Fine words dresse ill deedes 480. Labour as long liu'd pray as even dying 481. A poore beauty finds more lovers then husbands 482. Discreet women have neither eyes nor eares 483. Things well fitted abide 484. Prettinesse dies first 485. Talking payes no toll 486. The masters eye fattens the horse and his foote the ground 487. Disgraces are like cherries one drawes another 488. Praise a hill but keepe below 489. Praise the Sea but keepe on land 490. In chusing a wife and buying a sword we ought not to trust another 491. The wearer knowes where the shoe wrings 492. Faire is not faire but that which pleaseth 493. There is no jollitie but hath a smack of folly 494. He that 's long a giving knowes not how to give 495. The filth under the white snow the sunne discovers 496. Every one fastens where there is gaine 497. All feete tread not in one shoe 498. Patience time and money accommodate all things 499. For want of a naile the shoe is lost for want of a shoe the horse is lost for want of a horse the rider is lost 500. Weigh justly and sell dearely 501. Little wealth little care 502. Little journeys and good cost bring safe home 503. Gluttony kills more then the sword 504. When childten stand quiet they have done some ill 505. A little and good fills the trencher 506. A penny spar'd is twice got 507. When a knave is in a plumtree he hath neither friend nor kin 508. Short boughs long vintage 509. Health without money is halfe an ague 510. If the wise erred not it would goe hard with fooles 511. Beare with evill and expect good 512. He that tells a secret is