The bird of wisdom flies low, and seeks her food under hedges; the eagle himself would be starved if he always soared aloft and against the sun. Landor.
The birds without barn or storehouse are fed: / From them let us learn to trust for our bread. Newton.
The birth of a child is the imprisonment of a soul. Simons.
The birth of a golden deer is impossible. Hitopadesa. 30
The bishop has set his foot in it, i.e., the broth is singed. Pr. (The explanation of which, according to Grose, is: Whenever a bishop passed through a town or a village, all the inhabitants ran out to receive his blessing; this frequently caused the milk on the fire to be left till burnt.)
The biter is often bit. Pr.
The blanks as well as the prizes must be drawn in the cheating lottery of life. Le Sage.
The blast that blows loudest is soon overblown. Smollett.
The blaze of reputation cannot be blown out, 35 but it often dies in the socket. Johnson.
The blessed work of helping the world forward does not wait to be done by perfect men. George Eliot.