English 15th Century Proverbs Verb Quotations

Hear all, see all, say nowt, tak'all, keep all, gie not, and if tha ever does owt for nowt do it for thysen.

Ignorance of the law is no excuse for breaking it.

If the sky falls we shall catch larks.

No one should be judge in his own cause.

Near is my kirtle, but nearer is my smock.

He that has an ill name is half hanged.

While two dogs are fighting for a bone, a third runs away with it.

You cannot run with the hare and hunt with the hounds.

A prophet is not without honour save in his own country.

The voice of the people is the voice of God.

Hunger drives the wolf out of the wood.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Do unto others as you would they should do unto you.

Don't throw out your dirty water until you get in fresh.