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Bad is never good until worse happens. 
      Danish Proverb


Bed is the poor man's opera. 
     Italain Proverb


The beginning is the half of every action. 
      Greek Proverb 


Be happy while you're living, For you're a long time dead. 
     Scottish Proverb


Behind an able man there are always other able men. 
      Chinese Proverb


Below the navel there is neither religion nor truth. 
     Italian Proverb


Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still. 
     Chinese Proverb


Be on your guard against a silent dog and still water. 
      Latin Proverb 


Be Prepared 
     Boy Scout Motto


Be slow in choosing a friend, but slower in changing him. 
     Scottish Proverb


The best armor is to keep out of range. 
     Italian Proverb


Be thine enemy an ant, see in him an elephant.. 
     Turkish Proverb


Better a mouse in the pot than no meat at all. 
     Romanian Proverb


Better be ill spoken of by one before all than by all before one. 
     Scottish Proverb 


Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness 
     Chinese Proverb


Better be quarreling than lonesome. 
      Irish Proverb


Between saying and doing, many a pair of shoes is worn out. 
      Italian Proverb


Beware of a man of one book. 
     English Proverb


Beware of a man's shadow and a bee's sting. 
     Burmese Proverb 


Beware of the young doctor and the old barber. 
     Benjamin Franklin


The big thieves hang the little ones. 
     Czech Proverb


The blind man is laughing at the bald head. 
      Persian Proverb


A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. 
     Chinese Proverb


By asking for the impossible, obtain the best possible. 
     Italian Proverb


By learning you will teach; by teaching you will learn. 
      Latin Proverb