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He that gropes in the dark, finds that which he would not.

James Howell (c. 1594–1666) Welsh historian and writer
Paroimiographia [Παροιμιογραφία]: Proverbs, or, Old Sayed Sawes & Adages, “English Proverbs” (1659)
[compiler]

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Howell, James - Paroimiographia [Παροιμιογραφία]: Proverbs, or, Old Sayed Sawes & Adages, "English Proverbs" (1659) [compiler] | WIST Quotations

He that gropes in the dark, finds that which he would not.

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WIST Quotations Mar 18

A quotation from James Howell

He that wrestleth with a turd shall be beshitt fall he over or under.

James Howell (c. 1594–1666) Welsh historian and writer
Paroimiographia [Παροιμιογραφία]: Proverbs, or, Old Sayed Sawes & Adages, “English Proverbs” (1659)
[compiler]

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Howell, James - Paroimiographia [Παροιμιογραφία]: Proverbs, or, Old Sayed Sawes & Adages, "English Proverbs" (1659) [compiler] | WIST Quotations

He that wrestleth with a turd shall be beshitt fall he over or under.

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WIST Quotations Mar 11

A quotation from James Howell

The more haste, the worse speed.

James Howell (c. 1594–1666) Welsh historian and writer
Paroimiographia [Παροιμιογραφία]: Proverbs, or, Old Sayed Sawes & Adages, “English Proverbs” (1659)
[compiler]

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Howell, James - Paroimiographia [Παροιμιογραφία]: Proverbs, or, Old Sayed Sawes & Adages, "English Proverbs"" (1659) [compiler] | WIST Quotations

The more haste, the worse speed. A few pages later, Howell quotes John Heywood (1546) the analogous "The more haste, the less speed." See also See Augustus and Publilius Syrus.

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WIST Quotations Mar 3

A quotation from James Howell

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

[L’haver oro è un timore, il non haver un dolore.]

James Howell (c. 1594–1666) Welsh historian and writer
Paroimiographia [Παροιμιογραφία]: Proverbs, or, Old Sayed Sawes & Adages, “Proverbs in Italian” (1659)
[compiler]

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To have gold brings fear, to have none brings grief. [L'haver oro è un timore, il non haver un dolore.]

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WIST Quotations Feb 25

A quotation from James Howell

The Gluttons dig their own graves with their teeth.

[Le gourmans, sont leurs fosses avec leurs dents.]

James Howell (c. 1594–1666) Welsh historian and writer
Paroimiographia [Παροιμιογραφία]: Proverbs, or, Old Sayed Sawes & Adages, “Proverbs in French” (1659)
[compiler]

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Howell, James - Paroimiographia [Παροιμιογραφία]: Proverbs, or, Old Sayed Sawes & Adages, "Proverbs in French" (1659) [compiler] | WIST Quotations

The Gluttons dig their own graves with their teeth. [Le gourmans, sont leurs fosses avec leurs dents.]

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WIST Quotations Feb 18

A quotation from James Howell

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

James Howell (c. 1594–1666) Welsh historian and writer
Paroimiographia [Παροιμιογραφία]: Proverbs, or, Old Sayed Sawes & Adages, “New Sayings,” 2nd Century (1659)

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Howell, James - Paroimiographia [Παροιμιογραφία]: Proverbs, or, Old Sayed Sawes & Adages, "New Sayings," 2nd Century (1659) | WIST Quotations

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

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WIST Quotations Feb 11

A quotation from James Howell

Necessity never made good bargain.

James Howell (c. 1594 - 1666) Welsh historian and writer
Paroimiographia [Παροιμιογραφία]: Proverbs, or, Old Sayed Sawes & Adages, “New Sayings,” 3rd Century (1659)

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Howell, James - Paroimiographia [Παροιμιογραφία]: Proverbs, or, Old Sayed Sawes & Adages, "New Sayings," 3rd Century (1659) | WIST Quotations

Necessity never made good bargain. See Franklin (1735).

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WIST Quotations Feb 4

A quotation from James Howell

A hungry man [is] an angry man.

James Howell (c. 1594 - 1666) Welsh historian and writer
Paroimiographia [Παροιμιογραφία]: Proverbs, or, Old Sayed Sawes & Adages, “English Proverbs” (1659)
[compiler]

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Howell, James - Paroimiographia [Παροιμιογραφία]: Proverbs, or, Old Sayed Sawes & Adages, "English Proverbs" (1659) [compiler] | WIST Quotations

A hungry man [is] an angry man.

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WIST Quotations Jan 28

A quotation from James Howell

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

James Howell (c. 1594 - 1666) Welsh historian and writer
Paroimiographia [Παροιμιογραφία], or, Old Sayed Sawes & Adages, “New Sayings” (1659)

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Howell, James - Paroimiographia [Παροιμιογραφία], or, Old Sayed Sawes & Adages, "New Sayings" (1659) | WIST Quotations

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

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