Famous Proverbs

1] Waste not, want not

2] There is more than one way to skin a cat.

3] Much science, much sorrow

4] Like will to like

5] Our worst misfortunes are those which never befall us

6] Well begun is half done.

7] Never judge from appearances

8] Empty vessels make the most noise

9] The pitcher goes often to the well that it is broken at last

10] The garment worn determines how one is served

11] By his deeds we know a man

12] One of these days is none of these days

13] If you would wed fitly, wed in your station

14] It is better to be a coward for a minute than dead for the rest of your life

15] Tie a chicken with an elephant rope, and it will slip off; tie an elephant with a chicken-tether, and it will break away.

16] A good conscience is a constant feast

17] Fall not into the fire when you try to avoid smoke

18] You must grin and bear it

19] Burn not your house to rid it of the mouse.

20] Wishes can never fill a sack

21] Don’t tell tales out of school

22] It will be the same a hundred years hence

23] Erring is not heating

24] Riches along make no men happy

25] More have repented speech than silence

26] Have two strings to your bow

27] We don’t get something for nothing

28] A healthy man is a successful man

29] Many a true word is spoken in jest

30] Wink at small faults

31] You are never too old to learn

32] He knows the water best who has waded through it

33] All’s well that ends well

34] Never do evil that good may come of it

35] Truth is god’s daughter

36] Half a loaf is better than do bread

37] All griefs with bread are less

38] The tongue is more to be feared than the sword

39] A penny saved is a penny gained

40] Marriage is a lottery

41] Fortune is blind

42] Repentance is a bitter physic

43] The absent party is always to blame.

44] He that talks much, errs much

45] Venture a small fish to catch a great one.

46] It’s an ill wind that blows nobody any good

47] One lie makes many

48] Time flees without a delay

49] A burnt child dreads the fire

50] He that dwells next door to a cripple, will learn to halt

51] Though the left hand conquers the right, no advantage is gained

52] A fool may give a wise man counsel

53] He knows most who speaks least

54] A man may say too much, even up on the best subjects

55] A dragon that is stranded in shallow water, becomes the butt of shrimps

56] Those who are used to the signs of the dumb, understand them

57] Pursuits become habits

58] You cannot serve God and Mammon

59] You can be head a man but you can’t shut his mouth

60] A man may say too much, even up on the best subjects

61] Where the tongue slips, it speaks the truth

62] More haste, less speed

63] With patience and time, the mulberry leaf becomes a silk gown

64] He who comes late must eat what is left

65] You cannot run with the hare and hunt with the hounds

66] He who would catch fish must not mind getting wet.

67] An open door may tempt a saint

68] Heaven takes care of children, sailor and drunken men

69] It is poor dog that is not worth the whistling

70] Error cannot be defended but by error

71] Nothing is impossible to a willing heart

72] The leopard cannot change its spots

73] The healthful man can give counsel to the sick

74] If an ass goes a – traveling, he’ll not come home a horse

75] Money can influence even the spirits

76] A bad padlock invites a picklock

77] If you can’t ride two horses at once, you shouldn’t be in the circus

78] To know the husband, observe the face of the wife

79] A bad shearer never had a good sickle

80] There’s no place like home

81] Truth has no need of rhetoric

82] Jesters do oft prove prophets

83] It is late to cover the well when the child is drowned.

84] Finger were made before forks, and hands before knives

85] You cannot know the wine by the barrel

86] Every flow must have its ebb

87] To study a great deal is to acquire a priceless treasure

88] God’ s mill grids slow but sure

89] If the father is a tiger, the son cannot be a dog.

90] Even water has its ebb and flow

91] You win some, you lose some

92] While the word is in your mouth, it is your own; when ‘tis another’s

93] Nature will have her course

94] A good name is better than riches

95] Don’t empty (or throw) the baby out with the bath water

96] Neglect will kill an injury sooner than revenge

97] Long tarrying takes all the thanks away

98] The best of friends must part

99] Better to be safe than sorry.

100] Who suffers much is silent