Gentility without ability is worse than plain beggary

Never do things by halves

Procrastination is the thief of time

Love cannot be forced

The mill cannot grind with the water that is past

He that promises too much means nothing

He that has an ill name is half hanged

Never quit certainty for hope

Least said, soonest mended

It is an ill wind that blows nobody good

An empty hand is no lure for a hawk

He is a good friend that speaks well of us behind our backs

The morning sun never lasts a day

Draw not your bow till your arrow is fixed

A miss is as good as a mile

He that respects not is not respected

To bring grist to somebody's mill

Fools and madmen speak the truth

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

A curst cow has short horns

Live and learn

Half a loaf is better than no bread

Better one-eyed than stone-blind

Every bird likes its own nest

Repentance is good, but innocence is better

All lay load on the willing horse

The tongue of idle persons is never idle

Every day is not Sunday

Between two stools one goes (falls) to the ground

Nothing must be done hastily but killing of fleas