breaks._
Saa længe en Mand er unævnt er han uskiændt. _A man who is not spoken
of is not abused._
Saa lever Hönen af sit Skrab, som Löven af sit Rov. _The hen lives by
pickings, as the lion by prey._
Saa mange Hoveder saa mange Sind. _So many heads, so many minds._
Sæl er den, der kan see ved anden Mands Skade. _Happy he who can take
warning from the mishaps of others._
Sælg ikke Bælgen för du har fanget Ræven. _Don’t sell the skin till you
have caught the fox._
Sammen söge Sellige, et skabbet Ög og et sandigt Dige. _Like seeks
like—a scabbed horse and a sandy dike._
Sandhed er en suur Kost. _Truth is bitter food._
Sandhed og Daarskab sidde begge i Viinfadet. _Truth and folly dwell in
the wine-cask._
Sandhed skal man lære af Börn og drukne Folk. _Children and drunken men
speak the truth._
Sandtalende Qvinde har faae Venner. _A truth-telling woman has few
friends._
See Dig vel for, Fraade er ikke Öl. _Beware, froth is not beer._
Seil mens Vinden blæser, Bören bier efter Ingen. _Sail while the breeze
blows, wind and tide wait for no man._
Selvgiort er velgiort. _What you do yourself is well done._
Sielden bliver blu Hund fed. _A modest dog seldom grows fat._
Sielden dandser bold Kiortel saa vel som mæt Bug. _A full belly dances
better than a fine coat._
Sielden er Grenen bedre end Bullen. _The branch is seldom better than
the stem._
Sielden kommer Sorg ene. _Sorrow seldom comes alone._
Sielden skiærer man godt Korn af ond Ager. _Good corn is not reaped
from a bad field._
Sielden sukker glad Hierte, men tidt leer sorrigfuld Mund. _A glad
heart seldom sighs, but a sorrowful mouth often laughs._
Silde Bod er sielden god. _Late repentance is seldom worth much._
Silketunge og Blaargarns Hierte fölges ofte ad. _Silken tongue and
hempen heart often go together._
Skaden kommer ei gierne ene til Huus. _Misfortune seldom comes alone to
the house._
Skal Lögnen troes, da maae den flikkes med Sandhed. _If lies are to
find credence, they must be patched with truth._
Skindtiig faaer ei söd Mælk uden der er druknet Muus i. _The watch-dog
does not get sweet milk unless there be drowned mice in it._
Skjorten er Kroppen nærmere end Kiortelen. _The shirt is nearer to the
body than the coat._
Skov haver Ören, og Mark haver Öien. _The forest has ears, and the
field has eyes._
Slagt ei meer end du kan salte, eller du faaer sure Stege. _Kill no
more than you can salt, or you will have tainted meat._
Smaae Börn, smaae Sorger; store Börn, store Sorger. _Little children,
little sorrows; big children, great sorrows._
Smaae Helgen giöre og Jertegn. _Little saints also perform miracles._
Smaae Sorger tale, de store tie. _Little sorrows are loud, great ones
silent._
Smedebörn rædes ei for gnister. _Blacksmith’s children are not afraid
of sparks._
Smiger er söd mad, hov den gider ædt. _Flattery is sweet food for those
who can swallow it._
Smör fordærver ingen Mad, og Lemfældighed skader ingen Sag. _Butter
spoils no meat, and moderation injures no cause._
Smuler ere og Bröd. _Even crumbs are bread._
Snart og vel ere sielden sammen. _Quick and well seldom go together._
Söde Ord fylde kun lidt i Sækken. _Fair words won’t fill the sack._
Soen er helst i Söle. _The sow prefers the mire._
Sög Raad hos Ligemænd, og Hielp hos Overmænd. _Ask advice of your
equals, help of your superiors._
Sölv og Guld er hver Mand Huld. _Silver and gold are all men’s dears._
Som de Gamle siunge saa tviddre de Unge. _As the old ones sing, the
young ones twitter._
Som Herren er saa fölge ham Svende. _As the master is, so are his men._
Som Manden, saa og hans Tale. _As the man is, so is his speech._
Som man reder til, saa ligger man. _As you make your bed so you must
lie on it._
Sqvalder drukner for god Kones Dör. _Slander expires at a good woman’s
door._
Stagrende Mand skal sig ved Kiep stöde. _A tottering man must lean upon
a staff._
Stakkarl er Staadder værst, naar han Magt fanger. _No one so hard upon
the poor as the pauper who has got into power._
Stakket er Höneflu, uden Hane fluer med. _The hen flies not far unless
the cock flies with her._
Stakket Hör giver og lang Traad. _Short flax makes long thread._
Stakket Hund, kuldet Ko, og liden Mand ere gierne hovmodige. _A little
dog, a cow without horns, and a short man, are generally proud._
Stakket Lyst har tidt lang anger. _Short pleasure often brings long
repentance._
Stærke Mands Spil er kranke Mands Död. _What is play to the strong is
death to the weak._
Store Drikke, og lang Morgensövn, gjöre snart fattig. _Deep draughts,
and long morning slumbers, soon make a man poor._
Store Herrer have lange Hænder, men de naae ikke til Himlen. _Great
lords have long hands, but they do not reach to heaven._
Store Herrer ville have meget, og fattigt Folk kan lidet give. _Great
lords will have much, and poor folk can give but little._
Store Ord giöre sielden from Gierning. _Big words seldom go with good
deeds._
Styr Hest med Bidsel og ond Kone med Kiep. _Govern a horse with a bit,
and a shrew with a stick._
Svig og Sqvalder have lang Alder. _Treachery and slander are long
lived._
Sygdom er hver Mands Herre. _Sickness is every man’s master._
Sygdom kommer selvbuden—man har ei nödig at sende efter den. _Sickness
comes uninvited—no need to bespeak it._
Sygen löber til og kryber fra. _Sickness comes in haste, and goes at
leisure._
Syn gaaer altid for Sagn. _Sight goes before hearsay._
T.
Taalmodigheds Urt groer ikke i hver Mands Have. _The herb patience does
not grow in every man’s garden._
Tag Gæssene vare naar Ræven prædiker. _Take care of your geese when the
fox preaches._
Tag Mange til Hielp og Faa til Raad. _Take help of many, advice of few._
Tag Raad af rödskjægged Mand, og gaae snart fra ham. _Take advice of a
red-bearded man, and be gone._
Takkelös Mand giör aldrig tækkelig Gierning. _A thankless man never
does a thankful deed._
Tal sagte om din Skade, og roes ikke din Lykke. _Speak little of your
ill luck, and boast not of your good luck._
Tanden bider ofte Tungen og dog bliver de eens. _The tooth often bites
the tongue, and yet they keep together._
Taus Mand troes mest. _The silent man is most trusted._
Tiden bier efter ingen Mand. _Time waits for no man._
Tiden er ei bunden ved Pæl, som Hest ved Krybbe. _Time is not tied to a
post, like a horse to the manger._
Tidt er Gift og Galde under Honningtale. _Honeyed speech often conceals
poison and gall._
Tidt er vanskabt Sind under fagert Skind. _A fair skin often covers a
crooked mind._
Tidt faaer man det Tungt paa sin Ryg, som man tog let paa sin
Samvittighed. _You may often feel that heavily on your back which you
took lightly on your conscience._
Tidt forer man Sandheds Kaabe med Lögn. _Truth’s cloak is often lined
with lies._
Tidt gaaer Retten frem som Pungen veier til. _Justice oft leans to the
side where the purse pulls._
Tidt meder man ei did som man vil skyde. _A man does not always aim at
what he means to hit._
Tidt nok galer Hanen uden Seir. _The cock often crows without a
victory._
Tidt vil den du sætter paa din Axel, sidde paa dit Hoved. _He that you
seat upon your shoulder will often try to get upon your head._
Tiende Mands Ord komme ei til Tinge. _A silent man’s words are not
brought into court._
Til Hove ere hale Trapper. _The steps at court are slippery._
Til Hove sælges megen Rög uden Ild. _At court they sell a good deal of
smoke without fire._
Til Nabotrætte bære flere Ild end Vand. _When neighbours quarrel,
lookers-on are more apt to add fuel than water._
Til Udyd behöves ingen Skolemester. _Vice is learnt without a
schoolmaster._
Ti Nei er bedre end een Lögn. _Ten noes are better than one lie._
To ere een Mands Herre. _Two are the masters of one._
To Hund og kæm Hund, dog er Hund som han förre var. _Wash a dog and
comb a dog, he still remains a dog._
To maae saa lyve, at den tredie hænger. _Two may lie so as to hang a
third._
Tom Kjelder giör galen Rede-Svend. _An empty cellar makes an angry
butler._
Tomme Tönder buldre mest. _Empty barrels give the most sound._
Tomme Vogne buldre meest. _Empty waggons make most noise._
Tordenregn og Herregunst falder altid ujevnt. _Thundershowers and great
men’s favour are always partial._
Tör Ved giör rask Ild. _Dry wood makes a quick fire._
Trang og Nöd bryde Tro og Ed. _Want and necessity break faith and
oaths._
Træet bliver vel stækket för det voxer til Sky. _The tree is sure to be
pruned before it reaches the skies._
Tre ere onde i Huus: Rög, Regn og en ond Qvinde. _Smoke, rain, and a
scolding wife, are three bad things in a house._
Tre Qvinder og een Gaas gjöre et Marked. _Three women and a goose make
a market._
Tre Ting giöre ikke godt uden Hugg: Valnödtræet, Asenet, og en ond
Qvinde. _There are three things from which no good can be got without a
beating: a walnut-tree, a donkey, and a shrew._
Tro alle vel, men dig selv bedst. _Trust everybody, but thyself most._
Tro ei stille Vand og tiende Mand. _Trust not still water nor a silent
man._
Tungen slides ei af gode Ord. _Kind words don’t wear out the tongue._
Tyv tænker Hvermand stiæler. _A thief thinks every man steals._
U.
Udi söd Tale ligger Falskhed i dvale. _Treachery lurks in honeyed
words._
Uglen mener hendes Börn ere de fagerste. _The owl thinks her children
the fairest._
Uglen priser ei Dagen, eller Ulven ei Hunden. _The owl does not praise
the light, nor the wolf the dog._
Ukrud forgaaer ikke. _Weeds never die out._
Ulv tager ei Brad paa sin egen Mark. _The wolf preys not in his own
field._
Under hvid Aske ligger ofte gloende Kul. _Under white ashes lie often
glowing embers._
Under hvide Liin, skiules tidt skabet Skind. _Fine linen often conceals
a scabby skin._
Unge Hunde har skarpe Tænder. _Young dogs have sharp teeth._
Ungt Föl og gammel Hest de drage ei tillige. _A young foal and an old
horse draw not well together._
Uraad kommer tidligt nok. _Mischief comes soon enough._
Uvillig Gierning tiener ingen Tak. _Unwilling service earns no thanks._
V.
Vad ikke over Vand, hvor du ei seer Bund. _Do not wade where you see no
bottom._
Vandet löber, mens Mölleren sover. _The water runs while the miller
sleeps._
Vaer dig for Hunden, Skyggen bider ikke. _Beware of the dog himself,
his shadow does not bite._
Var Avind en Feber, var al Verden syg. _If envy were a fever, all the
world would be ill._
Var det giort med Skiægget, da vandt Giedebukken. _If a beard were all,
the goat would be the winner._
Vare Tanker Tingsvidne, da blev mangen, ærlig Mand til en Skielm. _If
thoughts were legal witnesses, many an honest man would be proved a
rogue._
Vælsk Andagt og tydsk Faste gjelder intet. _Italian devotion and German
fasting have no meaning._
Var Lögn Latin, da var der mange lærde Folk. _If lies were Latin, there
would be many learned men._
Varp ei mere op end du kan væve. _Do not put in more warp than you can
weave._
Værge byder Landefred. _The sword keeps the peace of the land._
Vee vorde ondt Öie. _Woe be to an evil eye._
Vel begyndt er halv fuldendt. _Well begun is half done._
Velgiort skal man aldrig angre. _Never repent a good action._
Venlige Ord og faa ere Qvinders Pryd. _Kind words and few are a woman’s
ornament._
Venners Feil maa man mærke, men ei laste. _A friend’s faults may be
noticed, but not blamed._
Vigtig Gierning vil drives med faa Ord. _Weighty work must be done with
few words._
Vi sidde nu alle vel, sagde Katten han sad paa Flesket. _We are all
well placed, said the cat, when she was seated on the bacon._
Vognen faaer at gaa, hvor Hestene drage ham. _The waggon must go
whither the horses draw it._
Vor Herre kommer nok, om han end ikke kommer til Hest. _The Lord will
not fail to come, though he may not come on horseback._
INDEX.
French 1-64. Italian 65-132. German 133-192. Spanish 193-262.
Portuguese 263-295. Dutch 296-345. Danish 346-403.
A.
A bad beginning may make a good ending, 167
A bad (or lean, or meagre) compromise is better than a good (or fat)
lawsuit, 62, 97, 135, 144, 231, 314, 350
A bad heart and a good stomach, 38
A bad horse eats as much as a good one, 366
A bad knife cuts one’s finger instead of the stick, 273
A bad labour, and a daughter after all, 239
A bad man’s gift is like his master, 210
A bad penny always comes back, 136
A bad thing never dies, 209
A bad tree does not yield good apples, 394
A bad wife wishes her husband’s heel turned homewards, and not his
toe, 394
A bad workman never finds a good tool, 38
A bad wound may be cured, bad repute kills, 227
A baptised Jew is a circumcised Christian, 149
A bargain is a bargain, 150
A barking cur does not bite, 76
A barking dog was never a good biter, 240—_see_ Barking dogs
A barking dog was never a good hunter, 291
A barren sow is never kind to pigs, 371
A bashful dog never fattens, 147
A beard lathered is half shaved, 74, 268
A beard well lathered is half shaved, 204
A beautiful woman smiling, bespeaks a purse weeping, 74
A beggar is never out of his road, 35
A beggar’s estate lies in all lands, 300
A beggar’s hand is a bottomless basket, 306
A beggar’s wallet is never full, 277
A bellyful is a bellyful, 59
A bespattered hog tries to bespatter another, 261
A better seldom comes after, 168
A big (long) nose never spoiled a handsome face, 27
A bird in the cage is worth a hundred at large, 97
A bird may be ever so small, it always seeks a nest of its own, 346
A black hen lays a white egg, 40
A blind hen can sometimes find her corn, 61
A blind horse goes straightforward, 136
A blind man is no judge of colours, 101
A blind man may sometimes shoot a crow, 312
A blind man swallows many a fly, 142
A blind man’s stroke, which raises a dust from beneath water, 239
A blind pigeon may sometimes find a grain of wheat, 351
A blow from a frying-pan, if it does not hurt, smuts, 217
A bold attempt is half success, 369
A bold man has luck in his train, 363
A bold onset is half the battle, 170
A bolt does not always fall when it thunders (There are more
threatened than struck), 147
A boor remains a boor, though he sleep on silken bolsters, 365
A borrowed horse and your own spurs make short miles, 383
A boy’s love is water in a sieve, 199
A brain is worth little without a tongue, 61
A braying ass eats little hay, 72
A brilliant daughter makes a brittle wife, 312
Abroad one has a hundred eyes, at home not one, 141
A buffeting threatened is never well given, 205
A burnt child dreads the fire, 149, 313
A burnt child dreads the fire, and a bitten child dreads a dog, 351
A bustling mother makes a slothful daughter, 280
A buxom widow must be married, buried, or cloistered, 262
A cake and a bad custom ought to be broken, 19
A calm portends a storm, 105
A capon eight months old is fit for a king’s table, 208, 272
A cat has nine lives, as the onion seven skins, 143
A cat may look at a king, 169, 314
A cat pent up becomes a lion, 99
A cat that licks the spit is not to be trusted with roast meat, 68
A cat that meweth much catcheth but few mice, 314
A child must creep until it learns to walk, 348
A child of a year old sucks milk from the heel, 210
A child’s back must be bent early, 348
A child’s sorrow is short-lived, 348
A church stone drops gold—(Galician), 239
A churl knows not the worth of spurs (_i.e._ honour), 64
A clean hand moves freely through the land, 395
A clean mouth and an honest hand, will take a man through any land,
166
A clear bargain, a dear friend, 118
A clear conscience is a good pillow, 61
A clever man’s inheritance is found in every country, 354
A cloak is not made for a single shower of rain, 114
A close mouth and open eyes never did any one harm, 172
A clown enriched knows neither relation nor friend, 64
A cock is valiant on his own dunghill, 314
A colt is good for nothing if it does not break its halter, 55
A contented ass enjoys a long life, 267
A courtier should be without feeling and without honour, 61
A covetous abbot for one offering loses a hundred, 193
A covetous woman deserves a swindling gallant, 2
A cow does not know what her tail is worth until she has lost it, 63
A cow from afar gives plenty of milk, 63
A cow is not called dappled unless she has a spot, 381
A cow-year, a sad year; a bull-year, a glad year, 314
A coward often deals a mortal blow to the brave, 14
A cracked bell will never be sound, 207
A cracked pot never fell off the hook, 120
A crazy vessel never falls from the hand, 261
A crooked log makes a good fire, 9
A cross-grained woman and a snappish dog take care of the house, 347
A crow is never the whiter for often washing, 383
A crown is no cure for the headache, 93, 146, 318
A cur’s tail grows fast, 69
A curse will not strike out an eye unless the fist go with it, 348
A daily guest is a great thief in the kitchen, 312
A dainty stomach beggars the purse (Much taste, much waste), 190
A dead man does not make war, 131
A dead man does not speak (Dead men tell no tales), 279
A dead man has neither relations nor friends, 62
A deaf auditor makes a crazy answerer, 365
A deaf husband and a blind wife are always a happy couple, 38
A dealer in onions is a good judge of scallions, 38
A determined heart will not be counselled, 209
A devotee’s face and a cat’s claws, 208
A doctor and a boor know more than a doctor alone, 142
A dog in the manger, that neither eats nor lets others eat, 271
A dog is a dog whatever his colour, 380
A dog is never offended at being pelted with bones, 114
A dog may look at a bishop, 61
A dog never bit me but I had some of his hair, 97
A dog with a bone knows no friend, 314
A door must either be open or shut, 22
A dram of discretion is worth a pound of wisdom, 144
A drop of honey catches more flies than a hogshead of vinegar, 162
A drop of water breaks a stone, 124
A drowning man clings to a blade of grass, 62
A drowning man would catch at razors, 86
A drunken man may soon be made to dance, 363
A dull ass near home trots without the stick, 267
A fair exchange bring no quarrel, 384
A fair face will get its praise, though the owner keep silent, 367
A fair promise binds a fool, 8
A fair skin often covers a crooked mind, 400
A fair-weather friend changes with the wind, 198, 265
A farthing saved is twice earned, 123
A fast day is the eve of a feast day, 217
A fast horse does not want the spur, 272
A fat kitchen, a lean testament, 100
A fat kitchen is next door to poverty, 69
A fat kitchen makes a lean will, 19, 148
A father’s love, for all other is air, 199
A father maintains ten children better than ten children one father,
145
A fault confessed is half forgiven, 291
A fault denied is twice committed, 61
A fence between makes love more keen, 145
A fence lasts three years, a dog lasts three fences, a horse three
dogs, and a man three horses, 145
A fifth wheel to a cart is but an incumbrance, 228
A fine cage won’t feed the bird, 28
A fine girl and a tattered gown always find something to hook them, 8
A fine shot never killed a bird, 74
A finger’s length in a sword, and a palm in a lance, are a great
advantage, 274
A fish should swim three times: in water, in sauce, and in wine, 138
A flying crow always catches something, 316
A fool and his money are soon parted, 313
A fool can ask more questions than seven wise men can answer, 130
A fool, if he holds his tongue, passes for wise, 216
A fool is always beginning, 62
A fool is like other men as long as he is silent, 393
A fool knows his own business better than a wise man knows that of
others, 124
A fool laughs when others laugh, 347
A fool may chance to say a wise thing, 313
A fool only wins the first game, 365
A fool sometimes gives good counsel, 213
A fool throws a stone into a well, and it requires a hundred wise men
to get it out again, 130
A fool, unless he know Latin, is never a great fool, 259
A foolish judge passes a brief sentence (A fool’s bolt is soon shot),
14
A foolish woman is known by her finery, 18
A fool’s bolt is soon shot, 144, 163
A fool’s head never whitens, 58
A fortress on its guard is not surprised, 208
A foul mouth must be provided with a strong back, 366
A friend, and look to thyself, 71
A friend at one’s back is a safe bridge, 316
A friend in need is a friend indeed, 316
A friend is known in time of need, 6, 41
A friend is better than money in the purse (Better a friend than money
to spend), 316
A friend is not known till he is lost, 106
A friend is to be taken with his faults, 287
A friend to my table and wine, is no good neighbour, 60
A friend’s dinner is soon dressed, 341
A friend’s fault should be known but not abhorred, 264
A friend’s faults may be noticed, but not blamed, 403
A friend’s meat is soon ready, 63
A full belly counsels well, 63
A full belly dances better than a fine coat, 397
A full belly is neither good for flight nor fighting, 260
A full belly sets a man jigging, 15
A full man is no eater, 279
A full sack pricks up its ear, 124
A full stomach praises Lent, 390
A full vessel must be carried carefully, 369
A galled horse does not want to be curried, 13
A gaunt brute bites sore, 15
A gentleman of Beauce who stays in bed till his breeches are mended,
19
A gift delayed, and long expected, is not given, but sold dear, 93
A gilt bridle for an old mule, 7
A girl, a vineyard, an orchard, and a bean-field, are hard to watch,
283
A girl draws more than a rope, 231
A girl unemployed is thinking of mischief, 18
A glad heart seldom sighs, but a sorrowful mouth often laughs, 397
A glaring sunny morning, a woman that talks Latin, and a child reared
on wine, never come to a good end, 57
A glutton young, a beggar old, 156
A goaded ass must needs trot, 4, 72
A golden bit makes none the better horse, 99, 150
A golden hammer breaks an iron gate (Gold goes in at any gate), 150
A golden key opens every door, 78
A golden key opens every door save that of heaven, 372
A good advice is as good as an eye in the hand, 61
A good anvil does not fear the hammer, 75
A good appetite does not want sauce, 75
A good beast heats with eating, 9
A good beginning makes a good ending, 76
A good cause needs help, 8
A good cavalier never lacks a lance, 65
A good cock was never fat, 278
A good conscience is a soft pillow, 151
A good dog hunts by instinct, 8
A good dog never barks at fault, 27
A good dog never gets a good bone, 1
A good driver turns in a small space, 8
A good fire makes a quick cook, 320
A good fox does not eat his neighbour’s fowls, 61
A good friend is better than silver and gold, 314
A good gaper makes two gapers, 61
A good handicraft has a golden foundation, 371
A good head does not want for hats, 48
A good heart breaks bad fortune, 206
A good horse and a bad horse need the spur; a good woman and a bad
woman need the stick, 76
A good horse is worth his fodder, 313
A good horse never lacks a saddle, 65
A good king is better than an old law, 371
A good lawyer, a bad neighbour, 8, 205
A good life defers wrinkles, 206
A good man is a man of goods, 9
A good meal is worth hanging for, 143
A good name covers theft, 205
A good name is a rich inheritance, 143
A good name is better than oil (_i. e._ riches), 313
A good neighbour is better than a brother far off, 371
A good paymaster does not hesitate to give good security, 76
A good paymaster is keeper of other men’s purses, 216
A good paymaster needs no security, 196
A good pilot is not known when the sea is calm and the weather fair,
371
A good repast ought to begin with hunger, 61
A good swimmer is not safe against drowning, 8
A good swordsman is never quarrelsome, 9
A good thing is known when it is lost, 269
A good thing lost is a good thing valued, 205
A good thing lost is valued, 75
A good trade will carry farther than a thousand florins, 161
A good word extinguishes more than a pailful of water, 231
A good word quenches more than a caldron of water, 281
A goose, a woman, and a goat, are bad things lean, 263
A goose drinks as much as a gander, 365
A gosling flew over the Rhine, and came home a goose, 145
A gossiping woman talks of everybody, and everybody of her, 283
A grain does not fill a sieve, but it helps its fellow, 223
A greased mouth cannot say no, 75
A great book is a great evil, 314
A great church and little devotion, 100
A great estate is not gotten in a few hours, 19
A great lance-thrust to a dead Moor, 199, 260
A great leap gives a great shake, 195
A great liar has need of a good memory, 74
A great man’s entreaty is a command, 254
A great talker is a great liar, 19
Agree between yourselves (as to the time), quoth Arlotto, and I will
make it rain, 66
A greedy mill grinds all kinds of corn, 370
A green Christmas makes a fat churchyard, 365
A guest and a fish after three days are poison, 37
A guest and a fish stink in three days, 109, 218, 288, 313
A hair casts its shadow on the ground, 260
A hair of the dog cures the bite, 91
A handful of good life is better than seven bushels of learning, 39
A handful of might is better than a sack full of right, 143
A handful of motherwit is worth a bushel of learning, 231