...tills, harrows, nor sows. He that leaves certainty, and sticks to chance, When fools pipe, he may dance. It's a good horse that never stumbles; And a good wife that never grumbles. He that buys a house ready wrought, Has many a pin and nail for nought. He that buys lawn before he...

...must reckon again." Chi ferra, In chioda. Ital. prov. — "He that shoes a horse, pricks him." 'Tis a good horse that never stumbles, and a good wife that never grumbles. Chi ha arte per tutto ha parte. Ital. — "lie who has an art, has everywhere a part." Chi ha cattivo...

...may stumble though he have four legs. Ein Pferd kann stolpern, obgleich es vier ' Fusse hat. It 'ea good horse, that never stumbles And a good wife, that never grumbles. Es ist ein gut Pferd, das nie atolper/, und ein gutes Weih, das nie poltert. A horse wi' four feet...

...shall never be disappointed. The best of men are men at the best, aud the best wax will melt. It is a good horse that never stumbles, And a good wife that never grumbles. But surely such horses and wives are often found in the fool's paradise, where dumplings grow on trees....

...mauvaise femme veut le baston. Le Roux de L., Proverbes franc.ais; I, 103. c. II n'ya si bon cheval qui ne bronche (Kein Pferd ist so gut, dass es nicht...wants a good spur. Ray, 83. • It's a good horse that uever stumbles, and a good wife that never grumbles. Ray, das. (Das muss ein gutes Pferd sein, das...

...mauvaise femme veut le baston. Le Roux de L., Proverbes franc,ais; I, 103. c. II n'ya si bon cheval qui ne bronche (Kein Pferd ist so gut, dass es nicht...Engl.: A good horse often wants a good spur. Ray, 83. 289 It's a good horse that never stumbles, and a good wife that never grumbles. Ray, das. (Das mus>...

...the meat," are all good j as these are also that look toward the home and the weaker (?) vessel : — "It's a good horse that never stumbles, and a good wife that never grumbles," " A grunting wife and a groaning horse never fail." " They that wed before they're wise will die before...

...meat," are all good ; as these are also that look toward the home and the weaker (!) vessel : — ' It's a good horse that never stumbles, and a good wife that never grumbles." ' A grunting wife and a groaning horse never fail. " ' They that wed before they're wise will ilie...

...can catch anything. It is a good friend that is always giving, though it be never so little. It is a good horse that never stumbles, and a good wife that never grumbles. The first part is in Heywood's Works, 1562, cap. viii. (copied by Camden) ; and in Walker, 1672, p....

...shall never be disappointed. The best of men are men at the best, and the best wax will melt. " It is a good horse that never stumbles, And a good wife that never grumbles." HOME. That word home always sounds like poetry to me. It rings like a peal of bells at a wedding, only...