The master’s eye and foot are the best manure for the field, [303]

The master’s eye does more than both his hands, [136]

The master’s eye makes the horse fat, [289] (See The eye of the master)

The master’s foot is manure for the estate, [219]

The maw costs much, [305]

The meaning is best known to the speaker, [33]

The merchant that loses cannot laugh, [38]

The middle path is the safe path, [162]

The mill does not grind with water that is past (or without water), [33], [102], [209], [272]