A dictionary of Proverbs (Oxford Paperback Reference)

wishes see under wanting and having
wives and husbands see also marriage BETTER to be an old man’s darling ..
a BLIND man’s wife needs no paint
the GREY mare is the better horse
the HUSBAND is always the last to know
he that will THRIVE must first ask his wife
women
never CHOOSE your women or your
linen by candlelight the FEMALE of the species is more deadly than the male the HAND that rocks the cradle rules the world HELL hath no fury like a woman scorned LONG and lazy, little and loud ..
SILENCE is a woman’s best garment a WHISTLING woman and a crowing hen . . a WOMAN, a dog, and a walnut tree ..
a WOMAN and a ship ever want mending
a WOMAN without a man ..
a WOMAN’S place is in the home
a WOMAN’S work is never done
words and deeds
ACTIONS speak louder than words
a BARKING dog never bites
a BELLOWING COW soon forgets her calf
BRAG is a good dog ..
DO as I say, not as I do
EMPTY vessels make the most sound
EXAMPLE is better than precept
FINE words butter no parsnips
MUCH cry and little wool
an OUNCE of practice is worth a pound of precept PRACTISE what you preach
STICKS and stones may break my bones..
TALK is cheap
work see also diligence; trades and skills
ANOTHER day, another dollar a BAD workman blames his tools never send a BOY to do a man’s job two BOYS are half a boy ..
you cannot make BRICKS without straw BUSINESS before pleasure he who CAN, does ..
let the COBBLER stick to his last the COBBLER to his last ..
EVERY man to his trade
FOOLS and bairns should never see half-done work why KEEP a dog and bark yourself?
KEEP no more cats than will catch mice the LABOURER is worthy of his hire MANY hands make light work
PAY beforehand was never well served
a SHORT horse is soon curried
if a THING’S worth doing, it’s worth doing well TOO many cooks spoil the broth a WOMAN’S work is never done
all WORK and no play makes Jack a dull boy WORK expands so as to fill the time available if you won’t WORK you shan’t eat