It is a poor roast that gives no dripping, [359]
It is a sorry house in which the cock is silent and the hen crows, [60], [128] (See It fares ill and It goes ill)
It is a wise child that knows its own father, [146], [217], [359]
It is all one whether you are bit by a dog or a bitch, [7]
It is all one whether you die of sickness or love, [128]
It is always good to have two strings to your bow, [97]
It is always well to keep hold of your horse’s bridle, [21]
It is an ill bird that fouls its own nest, [146], [201], [267]
It is an ill turn that does no good to any one, [359]