As the day lengthens, so the cold strengthens.

Whosoever draws his sword against the prince must throw the scabbard away.

All things are possible with God.

A great book is a great evil.

March comes in like a lion, and goes out like a lamb.

There are tricks in every trade.

Idle people have the least leisure.

He who wills the end, wills the means.

Crosses are ladders that lead to heaven.

If you would be well served, serve yourself.

Once a whore, always a whore.

Union is strength.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Saint Swithun’s day, if thou be fair, for forty days it will remain; Saint Swithun’s day, if thou bring rain, for forty days it will remain.

Everybody’s business is nobody’s business.

A king’s chaff is worth more than other men’s corn.

Slow but sure.

All is grist that comes to the mill.

Barnaby bright, Barnaby bright, the longest day and the shortest night.

You never miss the water till the well runs dry.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

A green Yule makes a fat churchyard.

Marriage is a lottery.

There is luck in leisure.

If every man would sweep his own door-step the city would soon be clean.

The husband is always the last to know.

Death pay all debts.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

One hour’s sleep before midnight is worth two after.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Spare at the spigot, and let out the bung-hole.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Kissing goes by favour.

So many mists in March, so many frosts in May.

The best of men are men at best.

Better be out of the world than out of the fashion.

The better the day, the better the deed.

A bad workman blames his tools.

Hard words break no bones.

Marry in May, rue for aye.

There is no little enemy.

It is best to be on the safe side.

If the mountain will not come to Mahomet, Mahomet must go to the mountain.

Diamond cuts diamond.

It is a long lane that has no turning.

One might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb.

Wedlock is a padlock.

The sea refuses no river.

Take the goods the gods provide.