A dictionary of Proverbs (Oxford Paperback Reference)

government see politics; rulers and ruled
gratitude and ingratitude
feed a DOG for three days..
never look a GIFT horse in the mouth
you never MISS the water till the well runs dry do not throw PEARLS to swine
great and small
the BEST things come in small packages BIG fish eat little fish
BIG fleas have little fleas..
the BIGGER they are..
the DEVIL is in the details
DOGS bark, but the caravan goes on EAGLES don’t catch flies
EVERY little helps
GREAT oaks from little acorns grow
LITTLE fish are sweet
LITTLE leaks sink the ship a LITTLE pot is soon hot LITTLE strokes fell great oaks LITTLE thieves are hanged.. LITTLE things please little minds a LIVE dog is better than a dead lion
MANY a little makes a mickle
MANY a mickle makes a muckle
the MOTHER of mischief is no bigger than a midge’s wing a MOUSE may help a lion
PROVIDENCE is always on the side of the big battalions you cannot get a QUART into a pint pot a REED before the wind lives on..
SMALL is beautiful
when SPIDER webs unite, they can tie up a lion
from the SUBLIME to the ridiculous is only a step
the SUN loses nothing by shining into a puddle
THINK global, act local
for WANT of a nail the shoe was lost..
greed
the MORE you get, the more you want
MUCH would have more
the SEA refuses no river
guile see also deception
a CLEVER hawk hides its claws
an old POACHER makes the best gamekeeper
SOFTLY, softly, catchee monkey
set a THIEF to catch a thief
guilt see conscience
gullibility see under trust and scepticism
habit
what’s BRED in the bone..
the DOG returns to its vomit
OLD habits die hard
you cannot SHIFT an old tree without it dying
you can’t TEACH an old dog new tricks
happiness
if you would be HAPPY for a week take a wife . .
call no man HAPPY till he dies
MONEY can’t buy happiness
it is a POOR heart that never rejoices
harmony and disharmony
BIRDS in their little nests agree a DEAF husband and a blind wife..
EAST is east, and west is west
GOOD fences make good neighbours
GREAT minds think alike
haste
HASTE is from the Devil more HASTE, less speed HASTE makes waste make HASTE slowly
MARRY in haste and repent at leisure
NOTHING should be done in haste but gripping a flea it is the PACE that kills
ROME was not built in a day