A dictionary of Proverbs (Oxford Paperback Reference)

spending see getting and spending
staying power see perseverance; persistence
strength and weakness
the CARIBOU feeds the wolf..
a CHAIN is no stronger..
when ELEPHANTS fight, it is the grass that suffers there is nothing like LEATHER
a REED before the wind lives on..
when SPIDER webs unite, they can tie up a lion
UNION is strength
the WEAKEST go to the wall
stress
CARE killed the cat
when the GOING gets tough, the tough get going
if you don’t like the HEAT, get out of the kitchen
it is the PACE that kills
if you can’t RIDE two horses at once..
do not call a WOLF to help you against the dogs
it is not WORK that kills, but worry
stupidity
ASK a silly question and you get a silly answer
a FOOL and his money are soon parted
a FOOL at forty is a fool indeed
there’s no FOOL like an old fool
PENNY wise and pound foolish
success
every DOG has his day
let them LAUGH that win
NOTHING succeeds like success
the RACE is not to the swift..
if at first you don’t SUCCED..
SUCCESS has many fathers, but failure is an orphan
superstition see also dreams; omens
BAD things come in threes
CHANGE the name and not the letter ..
if you want to LIVE and thrive, let the spider run alive there is LUCK in odd numbers
PARSLEY seed goes nine times to the Devil
help you to SALT, help you to sorrow SWEEP the house with broom in May..
THIRD time lucky
the THIRD time pays for all
tact
DIFFERENT strokes for different folks
DRIVE gently over the stones EASY does it
FAIR and softly goes far in a day
LEAST said, soonest mended
a NOD’S as good as a wink ..
never mention ROPE in the house of a man who has been hanged
a SOFT answer turneth away wrath
SPEAK not of my debts unless you mean to pay them with a SWEET tongue and kindness..
THINK first and speak afterwards