The Thinker is also wise. English Proverbs and Proverb Humor. English Proverbs and Proverb Humor (revised 6 June 2003) Proverbs A stumble may prevent a fall All good things come to those who wait Everyone must row with the oars he has Every path has its puddle God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb One of these days is none of these days Revenge is a dish best served cold Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow See also Weather Proverbs (external) Beauty without grace is like a hook without bait.
Contributed by Charon Muck, 26 Jan 2000 Caught between a rock and a hard place Caught between the devil and the deep blue sea (to be stuck with two choices that are both undesirable) Out of the frying pan and into the fire (to go from a bad to a worse situation) Might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb (if you're going to get into the same amount of trouble, you might as well commit the greater offense) Six of one, half a dozen of the other (each choice is really the same thing) Don't cross your bridges before you get to them Contrary Proverbs Cf. Medieval Law and Order. Law and order was very harsh in Medieval England.
Those in charge of law and order believed that people would only learn how to behave properly if they feared what would happen to them if they broke the law. Even the ‘smallest’ offences had serious punishments. The authorities feared the poor simply because there were many more poor than rich and any revolt could be potentially damaging - as the Peasants Revolt of 1381 proved. By the time of Henry II, the system of law in England had been improved because Henry sent out his own judges from London to listen to cases throughout all England’s counties.
Each accused person had to go through an ordeal. Ordeal by fire. In 1215, the Pope decided that priests in England must not help with ordeals. Judge Judy can also dictate defenses.
Lazy. The segeargant tried very hard to appear busy when in truth he w. Lawyers Laid Bare: The Private Lives of Medieval and Early Tudor Lawyers. The results of a two year project will soon reveal new insights into the rise of lawyers in the medieval and Tudor periods.
Professor Anthony Musson, a legal historian at the University of Exeter, is about to complete a new book entitled, Lawyers Laid Bare: The Private Lives of Medieval and Early Tudor Lawyers, which seeks to provide a broader picture outside of the familiar portrayal of lawyers as figures of fun or revulsion. Professor Musson was supported by an £80,640 grant from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). His research examined lawyers in medieval and early modern society (years 1258-1558). This entailed identifying how they managed their estates, where they lived, what their families and households were like, how they conducted themselves, their religious beliefs, philanthropy, and the nature of their marriages and alliances. He added, ‘Securing advantageous marriages to young heiresses or influential rich widows was common place. Source: University of Exeter.
Clothing. Medieval-clothing-kings-noblemen-and-peasants. He put effort and money into his apparence, adding vaule to eart. Just like the Sergeant at the Law, Mr. Moseby knows everything. Miley Cyrus - Fly On The Wall.