Cause
He that is born to be hanged shall never be drowned.
Out of nothing comes nothing.
For want of a nail, the shoe is lost; for want of a shoe, the horse is lost; and for want of a horse, the rider is lost.
The tree falls not at the first stroke.
The hand that gives gathers.
Experience must be bought.
Every sin brings its punishment with it.
Things present are judged by things past.
A straw will show which way the wind blows.
A baker’s wife may bite of a bun, a brewer’s wife may drink of a tun.
He who would climb the ladder must begin at the bottom.
Habit is a second nature.
Lose in hake but gain in herring.
Keep a thing seven years and you will find a use for it.
Prevention is better than cure.