WIST

Necessity never made good bargain.

James Howell (c. 1594 - 1666) British historian and writer
“Divers Centuries of New Sayings,” Paroimiographia (1659)

Burn not thy fingers to snuff another man’s candle.

James Howell (c. 1594 - 1666) British historian and writer
English Proverbs (1659)

A hungry man is an angry man.

James Howell (c. 1594 - 1666) British historian and writer
English Proverbs (1659)

Do thou thy best, and leave to God the rest.

James Howell (c. 1594 - 1666) British historian and writer
Paroimiographia, “Divers Centuries of New Sayings” (1659)

The Gluttons dig their own graves with their teeth.

James Howell (c. 1594 - 1666) British historian and writer
Paroimiographia, “French” (1659)

To have gold brings fear, to have none brings grief.

James Howell (c. 1594 - 1666) British historian and writer
Paroimiographia, “Italian” (1659)

The more haste, the worse speed.

James Howell (c. 1594 - 1666) British historian and writer
Paroimiographia, “Italian” (1659)