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585. FISH. I have other fish to fry.
586. FISH. Make not fish of one, and flesh of another.
587. FISH. Fish are not to be caught by a birdcall.
588. FISH (GOOD). There's as good fish in the sea as were ever caught.
589. FISHES' MOUTH.
When the wind's in the south, It blows the bait into the fishes' mouth.
590. FISHETH ON. He fisheth on that catcheth one.
591. FIs.h.i.+NG. It's good fis.h.i.+ng in troubled waters.
592. FITS. Every shoe fits not every foot.
593. FIVE.
He's up at five, And he will thrive.
594. FLAX. Get thy spindle and thy distaff ready, and G.o.d will send thee flax.
595. FLAY. No man can flay a stone.
596. FLEECETH. Where every hand fleeceth, the sheep go naked.
597. FLOOD. A May flood never did good.
598. FLOWERS. Flowers are the pledge of fruit.
599. FLOURISH. It is one thing to flourish and another to fight.
600. FLYING. No flying without wings.
601. FOLLIES. Happy is he who knows his follies in his youth.
602. FOOL. No one is a fool always; every one sometimes.
603. FOOL. A fool may ask more questions in half an hour than a wise man can answer in seven years.
604. FOOL. A fool may give a wise man counsel.
605. FOOL. One fool makes many.
606. FOOL. Every man is either a fool or a physician after thirty years of age.
607. FOOL (OLD). An old fool is the worst of fools.
608. FOOL. Better it is to meet a bear bereaved of her whelps, than a fool in his folly.
609. FOOL. A fool is fulsome.
610. FOOL THINKS. As the fool thinks, so the bell c.h.i.n.ks.
611. FOOLS. Fools set stools for wise folk to stumble at.
612. FOOL'S BOLT. A fool's bolt is soon shot.
613. FOOLS BUILD. Fools build houses, and wise men buy them.
614. FORBEARANCE. Forbearance is no acquittance.
615. FORBIDDEN FRUIT. Forbidden fruit is sweet.
616. FORCED FRUITS. Forced fruits fail in flavour.
617. FORECAST. Forecast is better than work hard.
618. FOREGO.
Forego, forget, forgive, Then happy you shall live.
619. FOREMOST DOG. The foremost dog catches the hare.
620. FOREWARNED. Forewarned is forearmed.
621. FORGET. To forget a wrong is the best revenge.
622. FORGIVE. Forgive and forget.
623. FORGOTTEN. Eaten bread is soon forgotten.
624. FORTUNE. Fortune favours the brave.
625. FORTUNE. Every man is the architect of his fortune.
626. FORTUNE. Change of fortune is the lot of life.
627. FORTUNE. Better a fortune in her than on her.
628. FORTUNE. When fortune smiles take the advantage.
629. FORTUNE KNOCKS. Fortune knocks once at least at every man's gate.
630. FOUL HANDS. Foul hands befoul all they touch.
631. FOUR FARTHINGS. Four farthings and a thimble make a tailor's pocket jingle.
