Manners maketh man
Another version is 'Manners make the man.' A person is often judged by his manners rather than his character, especially on first acquaintance,... Read more →
A man without a smiling face must not open a shop
This comes to us from the Chinese. A shopkeeper who behaves in a surly way is unlikely to attract customers.
Love your neighbour, yet pull not down your fence
This means the same as A hedge between keeps friendship green.
Love will find a way
Love has such power that it will overcome all difficulties. This means much the same as Love laughs at locksmiths.
The love of money is the root of all evil
All kinds of wickedness and tribulation spring from the desire to become rich. Note that it is the love of money that is the root of all evil,... Read more →
Love me, love my dog
Dr. Brewer wrote of this: 'If you love me you must put up with my faults, my little ways, or (sometimes) my friends. A rather selfish maxim!'
Love me little, love me long
Do not let your passion for a person become too strong, for it may soon burn itself out. Mild affection is more likely to be long-lived. In... Read more →
Love laughs at locksmiths
This means much the same as Love will find a way. The origin is Venus and Adonis, the long poem by Shakespeare: Were beauty under twenty... Read more →
Love is blind
Those in love are blind to each other's faults. Modern-day research supports the view that the blindness of love is not just a figurative... Read more →
Lookers-on see most of the game
Those watching the game get a better impression of what is going on than those taking part in it. They have a wider view than have the... Read more →