Bad is the sack that will not bear patching.

Bad is the wool that cannot be died.

Bad news is the first to come.

Be the horse good or bad always wear your spurs.

Be the same thing that ye wa'd be ca'd.

Beat the churl and he will be your friend.

Believe a boaster as you would a liar.

Below the navel there is neither religion nor truth.

Bend the tree while it is young.

Better a lean agreement than a fat sentence.

Better a near neighbour than a distant cousin.

Better an egg today than a hen tomorrow.

Better be a bird of the wood than a bird in the cage.

Better be the head of a cat than the tail of a lion.

Better be the head of a lizard than the tail of a dragon.

Better give than not to have to give.

Better give the wool than the sheep.

Better have an egg to-day than a hen to-morrow.

Better have one bee than a host of flies.

Better is an enemy to well.

Better lose the saddle than the horse.

Better once than never.

Better slip with the foot than with the tongue.

Better to ask than go astray.

Better to fall from the window than the roof.