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)