Sir John Barleycorn is the strongest knight.

More proverbs about Wisdom

• You cannot know wine by the barrel. Judging quality requires direct tasting, not trusting containers or external appearances.
• Sow beans in the mud, they'll grow like wood. Planting seeds in unpromising conditions—poor soil, hardship—produces unexpectedly sturdy…
• Beans should blow before May doth go. Beanflowers must bloom early in May or the crop will fail to mature before frost arrives.
• Tis easy to find a staff to beat a dog. Finding excuses to punish someone you already dislike requires no effort or genuine justi…
• Where bees are there is honey. Productive effort naturally yields rewards; seek out where activity and industry flourish.
• He that hires the horse must ride before. The person who pays for something bears responsibility for using it first or bearing its…