Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887.

Raven

A raven can wish a long time before the horse die therefrom.German.

Foster a raven and it will pluck out your eyes.Spanish.

He that takes a raven for his guide will light on carrion.Oriental.

The raven chides blackness.

The raven doth not hatch a lark.Shakespeare.

The raven is fair when the rook is not by.Danish.

The young ravens are beaked like the old.Dutch.

“Thou art a bitter bird,” said the raven to the starling.

When the ravens cry the rain follows.German.

Who doth the raven for a guide invite,
Must marvel not on carcasses to light.Oriental.