A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush (blog post)

A book should be luminous, but not voluminous. (blog post)

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link (blog post)

A cloth is not woven from a single thread. (blog post)

A drop of honey catches more flies than a vat of vinegar. (blog post)

A fox should not be on the jury at a goose's trial. (blog post)

A goose-quill is more dangerous than a lion's claw. (blog post)

A little nest is warmer than a big nest. (blog post)

A little person sometimes casts a long shadow. (blog post)

A little time may be enough to hatch great mischief. (blog post)

A man travels as far in a day as a snail in a hundred years. (blog post)

A penny saved is a penny earned. (blog post)

A running horse has no need of spurs. (blog post)

A tree with ripe fruit needs little shaking. (blog post)

Adam must have an Eve to blame for his own faults. (blog post)

Add drop to drop, and there will be an ocean. (blog post)

Adopt the pace of nature; her secret is patience. (blog post)

After the game the king goes into the sack like the pawn. (blog post)

All men would be masters of others, and no man is lord of himself. (blog post)

All the buds upon a bush do not blossom. (blog post)

An apple a day keeps the doctor away. (blog post)

An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening. (blog post)

An untouched drum does not speak. (blog post)

Appearances are deceiving. (blog post)

As the wind, so the sail. (blog post)

As you make your bed, so you must lie on it. (blog post)

At a round table every seat is first. (blog post)

At Rome, as Rome does. (blog post)

Bacchus has drowned more people than Neptune. (blog post)

Be encouraged, O pilgrim, though your destination is far off. (blog post)

Bears lick their cubs into shape. (blog post)

Bees gather honey from every flower. (blog post)

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts. (blog post)

Beware the tiger who offers you a golden bracelet. (blog post)

Big oaks from little acorns grow. (blog post)

Birds of a feather flock together. (blog post)

Chickens come home to roost. (blog post)

Cut bread cannot be put back together again. (blog post)

Dawn does not come twice to wake us. (blog post)

Different strokes for different folks. (blog post)

Dig a well before you are thirsty. (blog post)

Don't poke a stick into an anthill. (blog post)

Don't use a sledgehammer to crack a nut. (blog post)

Don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched. (blog post)

Don’t put all your eggs in one basket. (blog post)

Don’t stand by the water and long for fish; go home and weave a net. (blog post)

Dread the anger of the dove. (blog post)

Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. (blog post)

Every bird likes its own nest. (blog post)

Every blade of grass gets its own drop of dew. (blog post)

Every cloud has a silver lining. (blog post)

Every dog has his day. (blog post)

Every hour has its end. (blog post)

Every mile is two in winter. (blog post)

Every road has two directions. (blog post)

Failures are the pillars of success. (blog post)

Fall down seven times, get up eight. (blog post)

First lay the egg, then cackle. (blog post)

For one whose foot is enclosed in a shoe, the whole surface of the earth is covered with leather. (blog post)

For the diligent, a week has seven days; for the slothful, seven tomorrows. (blog post)

From fried eggs come no chickens. (blog post)

He that hunts two hares will catch neither. (blog post)

Heroism consists in hanging on one minute longer. (blog post)

If a string has one end, then it has another end. (blog post)

If I laugh not, how can I live? (blog post)

If my heart be narrow, what avail to me that the world is large? (blog post)

If the string is long, the kite will fly high. (blog post)

If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen. (blog post)

If you climb up a tree, you must climb down the same tree. (blog post)

If you don't scale the mountain, you can't see the plain. (blog post)

If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is to stop digging. (blog post)

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. (blog post)

It is a cunning mouse which nests in the cat’s ear. (blog post)

It is a very healthy thing to rise early in the morning. (blog post)

It is not economical to go to bed early to save the candles if the result is twins. (blog post)

Learning is a companion on a journey to a strange country. (blog post)

Life's not all beer and skittles. (blog post)

Little by little grow the bananas. (blog post)

Look before you leap. (blog post)

Make hay while the sun shines. (blog post)

Man is more fragile than a flower, and yet harder than a stone. (blog post)

Never argue with someone who buys ink by the barrel. (blog post)

Never follow a beast into its lair. (blog post)

Never tickle a sleeping dragon. (blog post)

No day so long but has its evening. (blog post)

No living man all things can. (blog post)

No matter how full the river, it still wants to grow. (blog post)

No more leaves can fall in autumn than were grown in spring. (blog post)

No one will bell the cat. (blog post)

Not even Apollo keeps his bow always at full stretch. (blog post)

One generation plants the trees; another gets the shade. (blog post)

One hand washes the other; both hands wash the face. (blog post)

Paddle your own canoe. (blog post)

People scratch where they can reach. (blog post)

People who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones. (blog post)

Put your best foot forward. (blog post)

Share and share alike. (blog post)

Someone who stands behind a wall can see nothing else. (blog post)

Teachers open the door; you enter by yourself. (blog post)

The apple does not fall far from the apple tree. (blog post)

The axe forgets, but the cut log does not. (blog post)

The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago; the second-best time is now. (blog post)

The chariot will not move upon a single wheel. (blog post)

The crossroads always confuse the stranger. (blog post)

The frog jumps back into the swamp even if you've placed him on a throne. (blog post)

The fruit must have a stem before it grows. (blog post)

The fuller the cup, the sooner the spill. (blog post)

The grass always looks greener on the other side of the fence. (blog post)

The one who is not strong enough to lift the stone must roll it. (blog post)

The roughest stone becomes smooth when it is much rolled. (blog post)

The sea is made bigger even by just a drop. (blog post)

The seagull sees furthest who flies highest. (blog post)

The snake goes crookedly, yet it arrives straight within its hole. (blog post)

The used key is always bright. (blog post)

There’s a many a slip between cup and lip. (blog post)

They wouldn’t make erasers if we didn’t make mistakes. (blog post)

Those who can read and write have four eyes. (blog post)

Those who laugh last, laugh loudest. (blog post)

Waste not, want not. (blog post)

We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails. (blog post)

We never know the worth of water till the well is dry. (blog post)

When Adam delved and Eve span, who was then the gentleman? (blog post)

When knowledge is hidden away, it rots; when it is shared publicly, it grows. (blog post)

When one door shuts, another opens. (blog post)

When the bee comes to your house, let her have beer; you may want to visit the bee’s house some day. (blog post)

When the house is built, the carpenter is forgotten. (blog post)

When you sweep the stairs, you start at the top. (blog post)

When you want to be with the wolves, you must howl like they do. (blog post)

You cannot hold two watermelons in one hand. (blog post)

You have to learn to crawl before you can walk. (blog post)

You must take the little potato with the big potato. (blog post)

Your fingers can’t be of the same length. (blog post)