Never sell the bearskin till you have killed the bear, [24]
Never speak of a rope in the house of a thief, [276]
Never speak of a rope in the house of one who was hanged, [24], [114], [153], [221]
Never spread your corn to dry before the door of a saintly man, [200]
Never spur a willing horse, [76]
Never was a mewing eat a good mouser, [113]
Never was hood so holy but the devil could get his head into it, [302]
New brooms sweep clean, [100], [163], [335], [393]
New churches and new taverns are seldom empty, [163]