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51. Bachelors. Bachelors grin, but married men laugh till their hearts ache.
52. Bachelors' wives. Bachelors' wives and maids' children are always well taught.
53. Bad. Where bad's the best, naught must be the choice.
54. Bad company. Better be alone than in bad company.
55. Bad day. A bad day never hath a good night.
56. Bad market. He that cannot abide a bad market deserves not a good one.
57. Bagpipe. Bring not a bagpipe to a man in trouble.
58. Bags. He is most loved that hath most bags.
59. Bail. Be bail and pay for it.
60. Balance. The balance distinguishes not between gold and lead.
61. Bald head. A bald head is soon shaven.
62. Banquet. There's no great banquet but some fare ill.
63. Barber's chair. Like a barber's chair, fit for every buttock.
64. Barber. One barber shaves not so close but another finds work.
65. Barefooted. Barefooted men should not tread on thorns.
66. Bare foot. Better a bare foot than no foot at all.
67. Bargain. Make the best of a bad bargain.
68. Bargain. A bargain is a bargain.
69. Bargain. At a great bargain make a great pause.





70. Bark. What! keep a dog and bark myself?
71. Barkers. The greatest barkers are not always the sorest biters.
72. Barley.
When the sloe-tree is as white as a sheet,
Sow your barley, whether it be dry or wet.
73. Barleycorn. Sir John Barleycorn is the strongest knight.
74. Barley straw. Barley straw's good fodder when the cow gives water.
75. Barrel. You cannot know wine by the barrel.
76. Batchelor. Commend a wedded life, but keep thyself a batchelor.
77. Bean. Every bean has its black.
78. Beans. Sow beans in the mud, they'll grow like wood.
79. Beans. Beans should blow before May doth go.
80. Bear. A man may bear till his back breaks.
81. Bear. Bear and forbear.
82. Bear. Bear with evil and expect good.
83. Beat. 'Tis easy to find a staff to beat a dog.
84. Beaten. Better to be beaten than be in bad company.
85. Beaten.
A spaniel, a woman, and a walnut tree,
The more they're beaten the better they be.
86. Beauty. Beauty buys no beef.
87. Beauty. Beauty is no inheritance.
88. Beauty. Beauty is but skin deep.
89. Bed. As you make your bed so you must lie on it.
90. Bed. He who lies long in bed his estate feels it.

91. Bees.
A swarm of bees in May is worth a load of hay,
But a swarm of bees in July is not worth a fly.
92. Bees. Where bees are there is honey.
93. Before. He that hires the horse must ride before.
94. Beggar. Better be a beggar than a fool.
95. Beggar. A beggar can never be bankrupt.
96. Beggar. The beggar is never out of his way.
97. Beggars. Beggars must not be choosers.
98. Beggars. Beggars on horseback will ride to the devil.
99. Beggary. Trash and trumpery is the highway to beggary.
100. Begging. Begging is an ill trade on a fast-day.
101. Beginning. A good beginning makes a good ending.
102. Beginning. Such a beginning, such an end.
103. Begin well. Good to begin well; better to end well.
104. Begun. Well begun is half done.
105. Behind. When two ride together one must ride behind.
106. Believe. You would make me believe the moon is made of green cheese.
107. Believe. Believe well and have well.
108. Bell. Fear not the loss of the bell more than the loss of the steeple.
109. Bend. Bend the twig while it is young.
110. Bent. As the twig is bent the tree's inclined.
111. Best. The best is cheapest.
112. Best. The best lie is the worst.
113. Best. Make the best of a bad bargain.
114. Best dog. Let the best dog leap the stile first.
115. Bet. Any fool can bet.
116. Better. The better the day, the better the deed.
117. Beware. Beware of "Had I wist."
118. Bidden. Do as you are bidden and you'll never be to blame.
119. Birchen Twigs. Birchen twigs break no ribs.
120. Bird. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

121. Bird. Every bird must hatch her own egg.
122. Bird. One beats the bush and another catcheth the bird.
123. Birds. Birds of a feather flock together.
124. Bird. The bird that can sing and will not sing, must be made to sing.
125. Birds (small). Even small birds must have meat.
126. Bite. If you cannot bite, never show your teeth.
127. Bites. He that bites on every weed must needs light on poison.
128. Bit. A bit in the morning is better than nothing all day.
129. Bitter bird. Thou art a bitter bird, said the raven to the starling.
130. Black plum. A black plum is as sweet as a white.
131. Blast.
The sharper the blast,

The shorter 'twill last.
132. Blind. As blind as a bat.
133. Blind. Who so blind as he that will not see?
134. Blind man. A blind man would be glad to see it.
135. Blind man. Like a treatise on light and colours by a blind man.
136. Blood. You cannot get blood out of a stone.
137. Blot. 'Tis a blot on his escutcheon.
138. Blushing. Blushing is virtue's colour.
139. Blusters. He who blusters without reason has most reason to bluster.
140. Boast. Great boast, small roast.
141. Boil Snow. Whether you boil snow or pound it, you will have but water from it.
142. Bone. Give a dog a bone in his mouth, and you may kick him and he can't bite.
143. Bone. I have a bone in my arm.
144. Bone. The nearer the bone the sweeter the meat.
145. Born. He that is born to be hanged shall never be drowned.

146. Borrowed garments. Borrowed garments never fit well.
147. Bought wit. Bought wit is best.
148. Bought wit. Bought wit makes folk wise.
149. Bound. They that are bound must obey.
150. Bow. A bow long bent at last waxeth weak.
151. Bowl. It is easy to bowl down hill.
152. Boys. Boys will be boys.
153. Brag. Brag's a good dog, but Holdfast is a better.
154. Brag. Brag's a good dog, but that he hath lost his tail.
155. Brag. Brag's a good dog if he be well set on; but he dare not bite.
156. Braggers. Great braggers, little doers.
157. Brain. The brain that sows not corn, plants thistles.
158. Bran. Much bran, little meal.
159. Bread and Butter.
They that have no other meat,
Bread and butter are glad to eat.
160. Breakfast. He who would have a hare for breakfast must hunt over night.
161. Breaking. The best horse needs breaking, and the best child needs teaching.
162. Bred. That which is bred in the bone will never be out of the flesh.
163. Brevity. Brevity is the soul of wit.
164. Brew. As you brew, so shall you bake.
165. Bribe. A bribe will enter without knocking.
166. Brimmer. There is no deceit in a brimmer.
167. Broken leg. A broken leg is not healed by a silk stocking.
168. Burden. A burden which one chooses is not felt.
169. Burden. The back is made for the burden.
170. Burden. No one knows the weight of another's burden.
171. Burdens. The greatest burdens are not the gainfullest.
172. Burnt child. A burnt child dreads the fire.
173. Business. Business is the salt of life.
174. Business. Every man as his business lies.
175. Bush. A bad bush is better than the open field.
176. Busy. Who more busy than they that have least to do.
177. Butcher. Better pay the butcher than the doctor.
178. Butter. Butter is gold in the morning, silver at noon, lead at night.
179. Butter. Why, butter would not melt in his mouth!
180. Butter. What is a pound of butter amongst a kennel of hounds?
181. Butter. Once a year butter is in the cow's horn.
182. Buttered. He knows on which side his bread is buttered.
183. Buy. Do not buy a pig in a poke.
184. Buyer. Let the buyer look out for himself.
185. Buys.
Who buys hath need of a hundred eyes.
Who sells hath need of one

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