Mary Busybody never wants a bad day, and Mary Drone has God to give and bring to her, [198]
Master’s hints are commands, [101]
Mastiff never liked greyhound (A churl never liked a gentleman), [41]
May God not so prosper our friends that they forget us, [235]
Measure thrice before you cut once, [110], [332]
Meddle not with what you don’t understand, [286]
Meddle with dirt and some of it will stick to you, [386] (See He who touches pitch)
Men after the modern fashion, and asses after the ancient, [100]
Men are as old as they feel, and women as they look, [100]
Men are rare, [35]