A Dictionary of Proverbs (Oxford Paperback Reference)

a BULLY is always a coward

CONSCIENCE makes cowards of us all

COWARDS die many times before their death

don’t CRY before you’re hurt

credulity see trust and scepticism

cunning see guile

curiosity

ASK no questions and hear no lies

CURIOSITY killed the cat

LAY-OVERS for meddlers

danger see peril

death

good AMERICANS when they die go to Paris

every BULLET has its billet

let the DEAD bury the dead

blessed are the DEAD that the rain rains on

DEATH is the great leveller

DEATH pays all debts

you can only DIE once

every ELM has its man

one FUNERAL makes many

whom the GODS love die young

the GOOD die young

a GREEN Yule makes a fat churchyard

there is a REMEDY for everything except death

SHROUDS have no pockets

STONE-dead hath no fellow

as the TREE falls, so shall it lie

YOUNG men may die, but old men must die

deception see also guile

APPEARANCES are deceptive

FEAR the Greeks bearing gifts

FOOL me once, shame on you