A man does not always aim at what he means to hit, [400]

A man does not look behind the door unless he has stood there himself, [354]

A man forewarned is as good as two—(Forewarned is forearmed), [224]see [A man warned, &c.]

A man is bound by his word, an ox with a hempen cord, [395]

A man is not a lord because he feeds off fine dishes, [386]

A man is not known till he cometh to honour, [333]

A man is valued according to his own estimate of himself, [7]

A man may hap to bring home with him what makes him weep, [196]

A man may threaten yet be afraid, [58]