Proverbs

Nursing her wrath to keep it warm

Better keep the devil at the door than have to turn him out of the house.

A similar one Marydoll

Better the devil you know than the one you dont.

Cherrytree, my sentiments exactly.?

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer

The apple doesn't fall far from the tree

You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar

You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar

I love this one. Though I would add that you can kill more with fly spray.

Many a mickle makes a muckle

Pack your own parachute.

Living well is the best revenge.

The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.

All you can expect from a pig is a grunt

Ne'er cast a cloud til May is out. ( tree not month?)

One man's meat is another man's poison

Why spoil a ship for a ha'porth of tar

When poverty comes through the window, love goes out the door

'We are all in the gutter but some of us are looking at the stars'.

There is nowt as queer as folk.

Don't jump your fences before you get to them. ( beloved of lawyers I believe)

A broken crayon still colours.

This is my current favourite one.

Sticks and stones will break my bones but words can never hurt me. ???????

Don't praise the day until sunset
The children of lovers are orphans (not so much a proverb as a truism)
E'en the richest man should save a little.

And whakatauaki from te ao Maori:

Marry a man with calloused hands. (marry a hard worker)
With your food basket and my food basket we can feed everyone (working together is the best way)
If you bow your head, let it be to a lofty mountain.
(show respect to those who deserve it)

And one heard in all major speeches.
"He aha te mea nui o tea ao? He tangata, he tangata, he tangata."

What is the most important thing in the world? It is people, people, people.

Better the Devíl you know than the Devil you don't.

Don’t look a gift horse on the moith