“Para un hombre libre no hay ocupación más digna y encantadora que contemplar las hermosas obras de la naturaleza y honrar la sabiduría y bondad infinitas de Dios.”
“The honester the man, the worse luck.”
“If wishes were horses, beggars might ride.”
“The Wisdom of God Manifested in the Works of the Creation.”
Source: The Correspondence of John Ray: Consisting of Selections from the Philosophical Letters Published by Dr. Derham, and Original Letters of John Ray, in the Collection of the British Museum
“The wind in a man's face makes him wise.”
Source: A Hand-book of Proverbs: Comprising an Entire Republication of Ray's Collection of English Proverbs, with His Additions from Foreign Languages : and an Alphabetical Index, in which are Introduced Large Additions, as Well of Proverbs as of Sayings, Sentences, Maxims, and Phrases
“What's good for the goose is good for the gander.”
“Every animal is providentially directed to the use of its proper weapon.”
“Better the last smile than the first laughter.”
Source: A Hand-book of Proverbs: Comprising an Entire Republication of Ray's Collection of English Proverbs, with His Additions from Foreign Languages. And a Complete Alphabetical Index; in which are Introduced Large Additions, as Well of Proverbs as of Sayings, Sentences, Maxims, and Phrases
“The heart is the first part that quickens, and the last that dies.”
Source: The Wisdom of God manifested in the Works of the Creation, etc
“Fish must swim thrice--once is the water, a second time in the sauce, and a third time in wine in the stomach.”
Source: A compleat collection of English proverbs. To which is added, A collection of English words not generally used. Repr. verbatim from the ed. of 1768
“One means very effectual for the preservation of health is a quiet and cheerful mind, not afflicted with violent passions or distracted with immoderate cares.”
“A talkative person runs himself upon great inconvenience by blabbing out his own and others' secrets.”
“Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.”
Source: A complete collection of English proverbs: also, the most celebrated proverbs of the Scotch, Italian, French, Spanish, and other languages
“Manners make often fortunes.”
Source: A compleat Collection of English Proverbs, also the most Celebrated Proverbs of the Scotch, Italian, French, Spanish and other Languages
“Money was made for the free-hearted and generous.”
“A pound of worry won't pay an ounce of debt.”
“The use of butterflies is to adorn the world and delight the eyes of men, to brighten the countryside, serving like so many golden spangles to decorate the fields.”
“Spend and be free, but make no waste.”
Source: A complete collection of English proverbs: also, the most celebrated proverbs of the Scotch, Italian, French, Spanish, and other languages
“The charitable give out at the door, and God puts in at the window.”
Source: A Hand-book of Proverbs: Comprising Ray's Collection of English Proverbs, with His Additions from Foreign Languages. And a Complete Alphabetical Index
“After a Christmas comes a Lent.”
Source: A complete collection of English proverbs: also, the most celebrated proverbs of the Scotch, Italian, French, Spanish, and other languages
“A child may have too much of his mother's blessing.”
Source: A Hand-book of Proverbs: Comprising Ray's Collection of English Proverbs, with His Additions from Foreign Languages. And a Complete Alphabetical Index
“Let him make use of instinct who cannot make use of reason.”
“Adversity makes men wise but not rich.”
“When friends meet, hearts warm.”
Source: A Hand-book of Proverbs: Comprising an Entire Republication of Ray's Collection of English Proverbs, with His Additions from Foreign Languages : and an Alphabetical Index, in which are Introduced Large Additions, as Well of Proverbs as of Sayings, Sentences, Maxims, and Phrases
“It is a foolish sheep that makes the wolf his counselor.”
“He that cannot abide a bad market, deserves not a good one”
Source: A Hand-book of Proverbs: Comprising an Entire Republication of Ray's Collection of English Proverbs, with His Additions from Foreign Languages : and an Alphabetical Index, in which are Introduced Large Additions, as Well of Proverbs as of Sayings, Sentences, Maxims, and Phrases
“There is no doubt, that man is not built to be a carnivorous animal. What a sweet, pleasing and innocent sight is the spectacle of a table served that way and what a difference to a make up of fuming animal meat, slaughtered and dead! Man in no way has the constitution of a carnivorous being. Hunt and voracity are unnatural to him. Man has neither the sharp pointed teeth or claws to slaughter his prey. On the contrary his hands are made to pick fruits, berries and vegetables and teeth appropriate to chew them.”
“The younger brother hath the more wit.”
Source: A complete collection of English proverbs: also, the most celebrated proverbs of the Scotch, Italian, French, Spanish, and other languages
“Though thou has never so many counselors, yet do not forsake the counsel of your soul.”
“To those we love best we say the least”
“An ass is beautiful to an ass, and a pig is beautiful to a pig.”
“He that buys land buys many stones,
He that buys flesh buys many bones,
He that buys eggs buys many shells,
But he that buys good ale buys nothing else.”
Source: A Hand-book of Proverbs: Comprising an Entire Republication of Ray's Collection of English Proverbs, with His Additions from Foreign Languages : and an Alphabetical Index, in which are Introduced Large Additions, as Well of Proverbs as of Sayings, Sentences, Maxims, and Phrases
“A maid that laughs is half taken.”
Source: A compleat collection of English proverbs. To which is added, A collection of English words not generally used. Repr. verbatim from the ed. of 1768
“That which is evil is soon learned.”
Source: A Collection of English Proverbs: Digested Into a Convenient Method for the Speedy Finding Any One Upon Occasion : with Short Annotations. : Whereunto are Added Local Proverbs with Their Explications, Old Proverbial Rhythmes, Less Known Or Exotick Proverbial Sentences, and Scottish Proverbs
“A light-heel'd mother makes a heavy-heel'd daughter.”
Source: A Hand-book of Proverbs: Comprising Ray's Collection of English Proverbs, with His Additions from Foreign Languages. And a Complete Alphabetical Index
“Little children, little sorrows; big children, big sorrows.”
“Man does what he can, and God what he will.”
“Beauty is power; a smile is its sword.”
“Good words cool more than cold water.”
Source: A complete collection of English proverbs: also, the most celebrated proverbs of the Scotch, Italian, French, Spanish, and other languages
“Learning makes the wise wiser and the fool more foolish.”
“A joy that's shared is a joy made double.”
“He is wise that can make a friend of a foe.”
Source: A compleat collection of English proverbs. To which is added, A collection of English words not generally used. Repr. verbatim from the ed. of 1768
“Children, when they are little, they make parents fools; when great, mad.”
Source: A Hand-book of Proverbs: Comprising Ray's Collection of English Proverbs, with His Additions from Foreign Languages. And a Complete Alphabetical Index
“Pray devoutly, but hammer stoutly.”
“The more you rub a cat on the rump, the higher she sets her tail.”
Source: A complete collection of English proverbs: also, the most celebrated proverbs of the Scotch, Italian, French, Spanish, and other languages
“ndustry is Fortune's right hand, and Frugality her left.”
“In a thousand pound of Law there's not an ounce of love.”
“Never meet trouble half-way.”
“If the first of July it be rainy weather,
'Twill rain more or less for four weeks together.”
“He that uses many words for explaining any subject, doth, like the cuttlefish, hide himself for the most part in his own ink.”
