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]