Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead

Young men may die; old men must

You may gape long enough, ere a brid fall into your mouth

You may know by a handful the whole sack

You may know the fox by his tail

You may know the lion by his claw

You may speak with your gold, and make other tongues dumb

You must die so that I may live

Who trusts to rotten boughs, may fall

Who hath a good trade, through all waters may wade

Where the hedge is lowest, men may soonest over

When gold speaks, you may hold your tongue

When an ass climbs a ladder, we may find wisdom in women

What may the mouse do against the cat?

What a day may bring, a day may take away

What has been, may be

We know not what a day may bring forth

We may not expect a good whelp from an ill dog

To marry in may is unlucky

The wolf may lose his teeth, but never his nature

The sickness of the body may prove the health of the soul

The rich man may dine when he will, the poor man when he may

The remedy may be worse than the disease

The fox may grow grey, but never good

The cuckoo comes in April, and stays the month of May; sings a song at midsummer, and then goes away

The cow may want her own tail yet

The best things may be abused

The best may amend

The best cloth may have a moth in it

Tell nothing to thy friend that thine enemy may not know

Teach, that you may learn

Swarm in may is worth a load of hay; a swarm in june is worth a silver spoon; but a swarm in july is not worth a fly

Seize the day [trusting tomorrow as little as may be]

Rich men may havewhat they will

Pigs may fly, but they are very unlikely birds

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