PROVERBS ON HORSE

PROVERBS ON HORSE

v  A golden bit does not make the horse any better-Italian

v  A good horse and a bad horse need the spur; a good woman and a bad woman need the stick-Italian

v  A good horse cannot be of a bad colour-English

v  A grey mare is the better horse-English

v  A horse cannot gain weight if it is not fed with extra food during the night; a man cannot become rich without earning more from his regular salaries- Chinese

v  A hungry kite sees a dead horse afar off-English

v  A nod’s as good as a wink to a blind horse-Scottish

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Another's horse is always strong- Norwegian

v  Be on a horse when you go in search of a better one-Chinese

v  Cutting off a mule’s ears won’t make him a horse-Louisianan

v  Do not approach a goat from the front, a horse from the back, or a fool from any side-Jewish

v  Don't change horses in mid-stream-English

v  Donkey's lips do not fit onto a horse's mouth- Chinese

v  Don’t swap horses in midstream-Swedish

v  Don't spur a willing horse- Unknown origin

v  Even the best horse may stumble- Norwegian

v  Have a horse of your own and then you may borrow another’s-Welsh

  Heaven on earth is to be found on horseback, reading books and between a women’s breasts-Arabian

v  Horses for courses-English

v  If an ass goes travelling it will not come home a horse- Unknown origin

v  If two ride on a horse, one must ride behind-English

v  If wishes were horses, beggars would ride-English

v  It is quicker on your own donkey than on someone else's race horse-Yugoslavian

v  It is the bridle and spur that makes a good horse-English

v  It's too late to shut the stable-door after the horse has bolted-English

v  Mules are always boasting that their ancestors were horses-German

v  Never change horses whilst crossing a stream-North American

v  Never look a gift horse in the mouth-English

v  Old horses don’t forget the way-Japanese

v  One cannot shoe a running horse- Dutch

v  One whip is good enough for a good horse, for a bad one, not a thousand-Russian

v  Spanish is the language of lovers, Italian is for the singer, French for diplomats, and German for horses-Spanish

v  The horse must graze where it is tethered- Belgian

v  The horse that draws best is most whipped-French

v  The horses of hope gallop, but the asses of experience go slowly-Russian

v  The man who does not love himself cannot love a horse-Spanish

v  There is nothing so good for the inside of a man as the outside of a horse-English

v  Three things are not to be trusted; a cow's horn, a dog's tooth, and a horse's hoof- English

v  Trouble rides a fast horse-Italian

v  When the crane attempts to dance with the horse she gets broken bones-Danish

v  You can take a horse to the water, but you can't make him drink-English

v  You think you lost your horse? Well, who knows, the horse may bring a whole herd back to you one day- Chinese