A dictionary of Proverbs (Oxford Paperback Reference)

beginning see a GOOD beginning makes a good ending.
begun see the SOONER begun, the sooner done; WELL begun is half done.
beholder see BEAUTY is in the eye of the beholder.
BELIEVE nothing of what you hear, and only half of what you see
Cf. a 1300 Proverbs of Alfred (1907) 35 Gin thu neuere leuen alle monnis spechen, Ne alle the thinge that thu herest singen; 1770 C. CARROLL Letter 4 Sept. in Maryland Hist. Mag. (1918) XIII. 58 You must not take Everything to be true that is told to you.

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  1845 E. A. POE in Graham’s Mag. Nov. 194 You are young yet.. but the time will arrive when you will learn to judge for yourself. .. Believe nothing you hear, and only one half that you see. 1933 ‘R. ESSEX’ Slade of Yard xix. It’s a good plan to believe half you see and nothing you hear. 1979 D. KYLE Green River High ii. I listened with the old magician’s warning lively in my mind; believe nothing of what you hear—and only half of what you see! 2002 Washington Times 16 Aug. A19 The Democratic candidates are lined up, and they are making hot and heavy pitches for our votes. But, as the old saying goes, believe half of what you see and none of what you hear. ■ rumour; trust and scepticism
  

believing see SEEING is believing.
A BELLOWING cow soon forgets her calf
An excessive show of grief (at a bereavement) quickly passes. Cf. 1553 T. WILSON Art of Rhetoric 42 The Cowe lackyng her Caulfe, leaueth Loweyng within three or foure daies at the farthest.

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  1895 S. O. ADDY Household Tales 142 In the East Riding they say, ‘A bletherin’ coo soon forgets her calf,’ meaning that excessive grief does not last long. 1928 London Mercury Feb. 439 Common proverb in the West Country is ‘A belving cow soon forgets her calf. 1945 F. THOMPSON Lark Rise xxxiv. When a woman, newly widowed, had tried to throw herself into her husband’s grave at his funeral.. some one.. said drily.. ‘Ah, you wait. The bellowing cow’s always the first to forget its calf.’ "forgetfulness; words and deeds