Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases Part 14

632. FOX. The fox knows much, but more he that catcheth him.

633. FOX. A fox should not be of the jury at a goose trial.

634. FOX. When the fox preaches, beware of your geese.

635. FOXES. Foxes, when they cannot reach the grapes, say they are not ripe.

636. FOX RUNS. Though the fox runs the chicken hath wings.

637. FRET.

Two things you won't fret o'er, If you're a wise man-- The thing you can't help, And the thing that you can.

638. FRIDAY. He that sings on Friday shall weep on Sunday.

639. FRIDAY.

As the Friday, so the Sunday, As the Sunday, so the week.

640. FRIDAY'S SAIL. Friday's sail, sure to fail.

641. FRIEND. A friend is not so soon gotten as lost.

642. FRIEND. A friend in need is a friend indeed.

643. FRIEND. He loseth nothing who keeps G.o.d for his friend.

644. FRIEND. Make not thy friend too cheap to thee, nor thyself to thy friend.

645. FRIENDS.

In time of prosperity friends will be plenty, In time of adversity, not one among twenty.

646. FRIENDS. Save me from my friends.

647. FRIENDS. All are not friends that speak us fair.

648. FRIENDs.h.i.+P. Love and lords.h.i.+p never like friends.h.i.+p.

649. FROST. What G.o.d will, no frost can kill.

650. FROSTS. So many frosts in March, so many in May.

651. FRUIT.

If you would fruit have, You must bring the leaf to the grave.

652. FRUIT. Such as the tree is, such is the fruit.

653. FRUIT. If you would enjoy the fruit, pluck not the flower.

654. FRUGALITY. Frugality makes an easy chair for old age.

655. FRUGALITY. Frugality is an estate.

656. FRYING-PAN. Out of the frying-pan into the fire.

657. FUEL. Take away fuel, take away flame.

658. FULL PURSE. A full purse makes the mouth to speak.

659. FULL PURSE. A full purse never lacketh friends.

660. FURZE.

Under the furze is hunger and cold.

Under the broom is silver and gold.

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661. GAINS. No gains without pains.

662. GALLED HORSE. Touch a galled horse, and he will wince.

663. GAPETH.

He that gapeth until he be fed Well may he gape until he be dead.

664. GARDEN. Many things grow in the garden that were never planted there.

665. GARDENING.

This rule in gardening never forget, To sow dry and set wet.

666. GARLAND. One flower makes no garland.

667. GEMS. Gems must not be valued by what they are set in.

668. GENTILITY. Gentility without ability is worse than plain beggary.

669. GENTLE STROKES. Gentle strokes make the sweetest harmony.

670. GET.

Get what you can, and what you get, hold, 'Tis the stone which will turn your lead into gold.

671. GIFT HORSE. Look not a gift horse in the mouth.