Great Throughts Treasury

"Better lie uncomfortably than to cover oneself with a rag."

"Better turn than go astray."

"Better know rightly than hope wrongly."

"Better learn from one damage than many."

"Better safe than sorry."

"Better to have one bird in hand than ten on the roof."

"Better little than nothing."

"Better to live with certainty than in the hope."

"Better ten hairs on the head than one in the soup."

"Better too full than too early empty (about stores)."

"Better turn in the brook than in the waterfall."

"Birds fly not into our mouth ready roasted."

"Better wary before, than quick after. Be prepared."

"Beyond the mountain there are people too."

"Better wind one's way on dry land than lie in water and call (for help). (A warning against walking on weak ice)."

"Better whole than mended well (probably)."

"Boatless man is tied to the land."

"Blind hen finds a corn too."

"Blindest is he who doesn't want to see."

"Better unlearned and bright than erudite and foolish."

"Black soil produces white bread."

"Bookless man may struggle badly."

"Burnt child fears fire."

"Both gentlemen and fools speak freely."

"Bookless man is (quite) blind."

"Children do children's work."

"Children are pauper wealth."

"Cookies are made of butter and love."

"Certainty is better than hope. D: Better sit with certainty than walk with hope."

"Carve your good words in stone, the bad in snow."

"Cobblers' children are worst shod."

"Do not sell the hide until you have shot the bear."

"Do not report the weather while standing in a garage."

"Do not look to the ground for your next step; greatness lies with those who look to the horizon."

"Don?t wash your dirty linen in public."

"Don?t sell the skin, until you have shot the bear."

"Don't cross the stream to find water."

"Don't eat the yellow snow."

"Early bird gets the worm."

"Don't throw out the child with the bath water."

"Eagles don't catch flies."

"Either conform to the customs or flee the country."

"English equivalent: Wise men learn by other men?s mistakes, fools by their own."

"Even the best horse may stumble."

"Even a blind pig may occasionally pick up an acorn."

"Even the best swimmer may sink."

"Every cloud has a silver lining. There is nothing so bad in which there is not something good D: Things are never so bad that they are not good for something."

"Every family has its hanger-on."

"Everybody wants to put the axe in the bear-skull, but nobody wants to hold the handle."

"Every little bit helps (contributes some)."