KEEP. Keep some till more come. KERNEL. He that will eat the kernel, must crack the nut. KEY. The wife is the key of the house. KEYS. All the keys hang not at one man's girdle. KIN. 888. KINDLED. Wood half burnt is easily kindled. KINDNESS. Kindness will always conquer. KINDNESSES. Kindnesses, like grain, increase by sowing. KINSFOLK. Many kinsfolk, few friends. KISS. As easy kiss my hand. KISS. Many kiss the child for the nurse's sake. KISSING. Kissing goes by favour. KITCHEN. A fat kitchen, a lean will. KITCHEN. The taste of the kitchen is better than the smell. KITCHEN. Silks and satins put out the fire in the kitchen. KNAVERY. Knavery may serve for a turn, but honesty is best in the long run.
Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases With a Copious Index of Principal Words by Thomas Preston, published originally in 1880 in London by Whittaker & Co
