A dictionary of Proverbs (Oxford Paperback Reference)

rain see under weather lore
reality and illusion
FACT is stranger than fiction
FACTS are stubborn things
the PROOF of the pudding is in the eating
if it SOUNDS too good to be true...
TRUTH is stranger than fiction
reciprocity
DO as you would be done by
DO unto others as you would they should do unto you
DOG does not eat dog
there’s no such thing as a FREE lunch
one GOOD turn deserves another
one HAND washes the other
HAWKS will not pick out hawks’ eyes
JUDGE not, that ye be not judged
LOVE begets love
NOTHING comes of nothing
NOTHING for nothing
you SCRATCH my back, I’ll scratch yours
you don’t get SOMETHING for nothing
recreation
a CHANGE is as good as a rest
he that would go to SEA for pleasure..
all WORK and no play makes Jack a dull boy
regrets
MARRY in haste, repent at leisure
MARRY in May, rue for aye
things PAST cannot be recalled
it is too late to shut the STABLE-door after the horse has bolted
reputation
if the CAP fits, wear it
the DEVIL is not so black..
give a DOG a bad name and hang him every
DOG is allowed one bite
the only GOOD Indian is a dead Indian
GOOD wine needs no bush
he that has an ILL name is half hanged
if the SHOE fits, wear it
SPEAK as you find
never SPEAK ill of the dead
one man may STEAL a horse, while another may not look over a hedge
retribution
CURSES, like chickens, come home to roost
what GOES around comes around
ILL gotten goods never thrive
he who LIVES by the sword dies by the sword
the MILLS of God grind slowly..
PRIDE goes before a fall
WINTER never rots in the sky
even a WORM will turn
revenge
BLOOD will have blood
don’t CUT off your nose to spite your face
DEAD men don’t bite
DEAD men tell no tales
he LAUGHS best who laughs last
he who LAUGHS last, laughs longest
don’t get MAD, get even
REVENGE is a dish that can be eaten cold
REVENGE is sweet
if you SIT by the river for long enough..