A dictionary of Proverbs (Oxford Paperback Reference)

badness see good and evil; wrong-doers
beauty
BEAUTY draws with a single hair
BEAUTY is in the eye of the beholder
BEAUTY is only skin-deep
PLEASE your eye and plague your heart
beginnings and endings see also finality
it is the FIRST step that is difficult
there is always a FIRST time
a GOOD beginning makes a good ending
GREAT oaks from little acorns grow
the LONGEST journey begins with a single step
the MOTHER of mischief is no bigger than a midge’s wing all ROADS lead to Rome
good SEED makes a good crop the SOONER begun, the sooner done as you SOW, so you reap
a STREAM cannot rise above its source
WELL begun is half done
all’s WELL that ends well
behaviour see conduct; human nature
bigness see under great and small
bird lore
ONE for sorrow, two for mirth..
the ROBIN and the wren are God’s cock and hen. .
blessings
BLESSED is he who expects nothing..
BLESSINGS brighten as they take their flight happy is the BRIDE..
happy is the COUNTRY which has no history blessed are the DEAD..
you never MISS the water till the well runs dry
boasting
BRAG is a good dog..
EMPTY vessels make the most sound
one ENGLISHMAN’S can beat three Frenchmen the KUMARA does not speak of its own sweetness MUCH cry and little wool
SELF-PRAISE is no recommendation TALK is cheap
boldness see also courage
ADVENTURES are to the adventurous ATTACK is the best form of defence BETTER to live one day as a tiger.. the best DEFENSE is a good offense FAINT heart never won fair lady you never KNOW what you can do till you try if you gently touch a NETTLE..
NOTHING so bold as a blind mare
NOTHING venture, nothing gain NOTHING venture, nothing have put a STOUT heart to a stey brae
borrowing and lending
neither a BORROWER nor a lender be the EARLY man never borrows from the late man he that GOES a-borrowing, goes a-sorrowing LEND your money and lose your friend