Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases Part 15

672. GIFT. A gift with a kind countenance is a double gift.

673. GIVE. To give and keep there is need of wit.

674. GIVETH. He giveth twice who gives in a trice.

675. GIVING.

Giving to the poor Increaseth your store.

676. GLADNESS. A man of gladness seldom falls into madness.

677. GLa.s.s. What your gla.s.s tells you will not be told by counsel.

678. GLa.s.s.

Who loves his gla.s.s without a G, Take away L and that is he.

679. GLa.s.s HOUSES. Those who live in gla.s.s houses should not throw stones.

680. GLa.s.sES. The more women look in their gla.s.ses, the less they look to their houses.

681. GLITTERS. All that glitters is not gold.

682. GNATS. Men strain at gnats, and swallow camels!

683. GO. If you want a thing done, go; if not, send.

684. GO ABOUT. Better go about than fall into the ditch.

685. G.o.d. G.o.d sends meat, and the devil sends cooks.

686. G.o.d. One G.o.d, no more; but friends good store.

687. G.o.dFATHERS. When the child is christened, you may have G.o.dfathers enough.

688. G.o.d WILLS. When G.o.d wills, all winds bring rain.

689. GOLD. A man may buy gold too dear.

690. GOLD. Gold alone makes not prosperity.

691. GOLD. As good as gold.

692. GOLD. Gold goes in at any gate, except Heaven's.

693. GOLD.

No lock will hold 'Gainst the power of gold.

694. GOLDEN. We must not look for a golden life in an iron age.

695. GOLD DUST. Gold dust blinds all eyes.

696. GOOD. Do all the good you talk of; but talk not of all the good you do.

697. GOOD. Good and quickly seldom meet.

698. GOOD. No man knows better what good is than he that has an endured evil.

699. GOOD. Though good be good yet better carries it.

700. GOOD CHEER. When good cheer is lacking our friends will be packing.

701. GOOD WORD. A good word is as soon said as an ill one.

702. GOOD COUNSEL. Good counsel never comes too late.

703. GOOD FRIEND. He's a good friend that speaks well of us behind our backs.

704. GOOD HARVESTS. Good harvests make men prodigal, bad ones provident.

705. GOOD MAXIM. A good maxim is never out of season.

706. GOOD MONEY. It is no use throwing good money after bad.

707. GOOD NAME.

The wife that expects to have a good name Is always at home as if she were lame, And the maid that is honest her chiefest delight Is still to be doing from morning to night.

708. GOODS. A man may lose his goods for want of demanding them.

709. GOOD THINGS. G.o.d reacheth us good things with our own hands.

710. GOOD THING. One can never have too much of a good thing.

711. GOOD TURNS. One never loseth by doing good turns.

712. GOOD TURN. One good turn deserves another.

713. GOOD WORDS.

Good words without deeds Are rushes and reeds.

714. GOWN. The gown is hers who wears it, and the world is his who enjoys it.

715. GRASP. Grasp no more than thy hand will hold.

716. GRAIN. Never split timber against the grain.