Famous Proverbs
692 Proverbs about Want / Page 4
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Money is lost only for want of money.32.
Pray, pray very much; but beware of telling God what you want.33.
See a pin and let it lie, you'll want a pin before you die.34.
Snarling curs never want sore ears.35.
Snivelling folks always want to wipe other folks' noses.36.
The abbey does not fail for want on one monk.37.
The wit one wants spoils what one has.38.
To want to forget something is to remember it.39.
Buyers want a hundred eyes, sellers only one.40.
Folks say there is a lack of four sorts of people on earth: of priests, else one would not have six or seven benefices; of gentleman, else every boor would not want to be a squire; of whores, else married women and nuns would not carry on the trade; of Jews, else Christians would not practise usury.