Merry is the feast-making until we come to the reckoning.

More proverbs about Wisdom

• Feather by feather the goose is plucked. Small incremental losses, ignored individually, accumulate into significant depletion ove…
• February makes a bridge, and March breaks it. Winter's deceptive mild spells in February create false hope before March's renewed cold…
• Feed sparingly, and defy the physician. Moderate eating prevents illness, making medical intervention unnecessary.
• The fifer don't pay a fiddler. A musician playing one instrument cannot compensate another musician for their work.
• Fiddler's fare; meat, drink, and money. A fiddler's performance rewards him with sustenance, refreshment, and payment all at once.
• Fields have eyes, and woods have ears. Watchful observers in open spaces and hidden listeners in concealed places mean privacy n…