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1407. SEA. On the sea sail; on the land settle.
1408. SEASON. Everything is good in its season.
1409. SEASON. To everything there is a season; and a time to every purpose under heaven.
1410. SECOND BLOW. 'Tis the second blow that makes a fray.
1411. SECRET. He that revealeth his secret maketh himself a slave.
1412. SEEING. Seeing is believing.
1413. SEEK. Seek till you find, and you'll lose no labour.
1414. SELDOM SEEN. Seldom seen, soon forgotten.
1415. SELF. Self do, self have.
1416. SELF LOVE. Self love's a mote in every man's eye.
1417. SELF PRAISE. Self praise is no recommendation.
1418. SEPTEMBER.
September blow soft, Till the fruit's in the loft.
1419. SERVANTS. Good servants make good masters.
1420. SHADOW. Catch not at the shadow and lose the substance.
1421. SHARE. Share and share alike.
1422. SHAVING. It's ill shaving against the wool.
1423. SHEAR.
Shear your sheep in May, And shear them all away.
1424. SHEEP. One sheep follows another.
1425. s.h.i.+PS. s.h.i.+ps fear fire more than water.
1426. SHOE. The finest shoe often hurts the foot.
1427. SHOE. To know where the shoe pinches.
1428. SHOOT. Every man will shoot at the enemy, but few will go to fetch the shaft.
1429. SHOP. Keep thy shop, and thy shop will keep thee.
1430. SHORN SHEEP. G.o.d tempers the wind to the shorn sheep.
1431. SHORT CUTS. Short cuts are sometimes longest.
1432. SHORT RECKONINGS. Short reckonings are soon cleared.
1433. SHORT AND SWEET. Short and sweet like a donkey's gallop.
1434. SHREW. Every one can tame a shrew but he that hath her.
1435. SIGH. Never sigh but send.
1436. SIGHT. Out of sight out of mind.
1437. SILENCE. Silence seldom doth harm.
1438. SILENCE. Silence is consent.
1439. SILENCE. Silence is the best ornament of a woman.
1440. SILVER. White silver draws black lines.
1441. SILVER SPOON. He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth.
1442. SING. A bird that can sing and won't sing, must be made to sing.
1443. SING. None but fools and fiddlers sing at their meat.
1444. SINGS. Who sings drives away care.
1445. SIT STILL. As good sit still as rise up and fall.
1446. SLANDER. Few people are out of the reach of slander.
1447. SLANDER. Slander leaves a score behind it.
1448. SLAVERY.
Account not that work slavery That brings in penny savoury.
1449. SLEEP. One hour's sleep before midnight is worth two hours after.
1450. SLEEPING. There is sleeping enough in the grave.
1451. SLEEPING DOG. Don't wake a sleeping dog.
1452. SLIP. Better that the feet slip than the tongue.
1453. SLOTH. Sloth turneth the edge of wit.
