English 14th Century Proverbs Proverb Quotations

In vain the net is spread in the sight of the bird.

The sun loses nothing by shining into a puddle.

The pitcher will go to the well once too often.

The nearer the church, the farther from God.

The nearer the bone, the sweeter the meat.

We must learn to walk before we can run.

A reed before the wind lives on, while mighty oaks do fall.

He who sups with the Devil should have a long spoon.

The more you get the more you want.

A fool may give a wise man counsel.

Everyone stretches his legs according to the length of his coverlet.

God never sends mouths but He sends meat.

Out of the fullness of the heart the mouth speaks.

When the wine is in, the wit is out.

When Adam delved and Even span, who was then the gentleman?