A dictionary of Proverbs (Oxford Paperback Reference)

illusion see under reality and illusion
illustration
one PICTURE is worth ten thousand words every PICTURE tells a story
imitation
IMITATION is the sincerest form of flattery what MANCHESTER says today..
impatience see patience and impatience
impossibility see possibility and impossibility
improvement
it is NEVER too late to mend
NEW brooms sweep clean
you can’t put NEW wine in old bottles
when THINGS are at the worst they begin to mend
inconstancy see under constancy and inconstancy
indecision see decision and indecision
independence
GOD is high above, and the tsar is far away every HERRING must hang by its own gill the MOUNTAINS are high, and the emperor is far away he TRAVELS fastest who travels alone every TUB must stand on its own bottom
industriousness see diligence
ingratitude see gratitude and ingratitude
injustice see justice and injustice
innovation see also change; novelty
NEW brooms sweep clean what is NEW cannot be true you can’t put NEW wine in old bottles you can’t TEACH an old dog new tricks don’t THROW out your dirty water..
TIMES change and we with time
TURKEY, heresy, hops, and beer came into England all in one year
intentions
the BEST-laid schemes.. gang aft agley
the ROAD to hell is paved with good intentions
interference see busybodies
intimacy see familiarity
just deserts see also retribution; revenge
good AMERICANS when they die go to Paris
none but the BRAVE deserve the fair
give CREDIT where credit is due
no GOOD deed goes unpunished
NO cure, no pay
NO penny, no paternoster
VIRTUE is its own reward
justice and injustice see also fair dealing; law and lawyers
JUSTICE delayed is justice denied
KINGS have long arms one
LAW for the rich and another for the poor
LITTLE thieves are hanged.. MIGHT is right the MILLS of God grind slowly..