CHAPTER V

Proverbs that are misunderstood -- The Cheese -- Raining Cats and Dogs -- Cattle-harrying -- The Bitter End -- By Hook or Crook -- Proverbs of Evil Teaching -- Necessity has no Law -- The Peck of Dirt -- Howl with the Wolves -- Sarcasm in Proverbs -- The Fool -- Selfishness -- The Praise of Truth -- The Value of Time -- Death -- The Conduct of Life -- Occupations that supply Proverbs -- The Barber, Tailor, Cobbler, Physician, Lawyer, and others -- The Cowl and the Monk -- The Long Bow -- The Meditative Angler -- Sayings associated with particular Individuals -- Hobson and his Choice -- Plowden's Law -- Mortimer's Sow -- The Wisdom of Doddipol -- The Fear of Mrs Grundy's Opinion -- Locality Proverbs -- Rustic Humour -- Local Products -- Tenterden Steeple 124