Famous Proverbs

1] Health is not value till sickness comes

2] There is many a fair thing full false

3] Beware of him who makes thee presents

4] He that will not endure to itch must endure to smart

5] Grief pent up will break the heart

6] Walls have ears

7] No man fears what he has seen grow

8] Kindness lies in one side of the house

9] He that speaks well, flights well

10] The joy of the heart makes the face fair.

11] He that seeks trouble never misses

12] The pitcher goes so often to me well that it is broken at last

13] Weeds need no sowing

14] He that falls today may rise tomorrow

15] Seldom is a long man wise, or a low man lowly

16] A good name is a rich heritage

17] Vast chasms can be filled, but the heart of man never

18] Money is the sinew of affairs

19] Man does what he can, and God what he will

20] Crust is better than no bread

21] He who has seen little marvels much

22] In my own house, I am king

23] One of these days is none of these days

24] Love rules without a sword, and binds without a cord

25] Virtue is the only true nobility

26] Nothing crave, nothing have

27] Put out your tubs when it is raining

28] The bait hides the hook

29] Judge not the tree by its bark

30] In wine there is truth

31] The cat would eat fish and would not wet her feet

32] No man is infallible

33] Every horse thinks its own pack heaviest

34] Learn not and know not

35] Everything in moderation.

36] Make hay while the sun shines

37] A cotton dress wants to be alongside a silk one

38] He that shall endure to the end, the same shall be saved

39] No man is born wise or learned

40] In the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is king

41] See which way the cat jumps

42] The result justifies the deed

43] Even fools sometimes speak to the purpose

44] Many drops make a shower

45] Nothing is so certain as death

46] Nature abhors a vacuum

47] When the boat reaches the middle of the river, it is too late to repair the leak

48] He that will steal an egg, will steal an ox

49] Every light has its shadow

50] Asking costs little

51] Books and friends should be few but good

52] Nature surpasses art

53] Homo is a common name to all men.

54] A short cut is often a wrong cut

55] Trouble brings experience and experience brings wisdom

56] The leopard cannot change its spots

57] Great alms-giving lessens no man’s living

58] Save a thief from the gallows and he’ll cut your throat

59] Money can influence even the spirits

60] Better to wear out than rust out

61] A bad excuse is better than none at all

62] The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach

63] A kind heart loseth nought at last.

64] You can’t teach an old dog new tricks

65] Don’t have too many irons in the fire

66] He that would climb the ladder must begin at the bottom

67] It never rains it pours

68] Better eye sore than al blind

69] Content lodges oftener in cottages than palaces

70] Better an apple given than eaten

71] Everybody’s business is nobody’s business

72] The remedy for injuries is not to remember them

73] Loyalty is worth more than money

74] It is an ill bargain where no man wins

75] A joke’s a very serious thing

76] Youth and age will never agree

77] The value of money is having it.

78] Experience is not always the kindest of teachers, but it is surely the best

79] A fool is ever dancing on the tip of his tongue

80] He that knows little often repeats it

81] All griefs with bread are less

82] When all men say you are an ass, it is time to bray

83] The little cannot be great unless he devours many

84] Friends agree best at a distance

85] Never too late to repent

86] He who would climb the ladder must begin at the bottom

87] He that is fallen cannot help him that is down

88] The pot calls the kettle black

89] Help a lame dog over a stile

90] Dream of a funeral and you hear of a marriage

91] Great gain makes easy work

92] Be just before you are generous

93] Better children weep than old men

94] Her that is down need fear no fall

95] Facts are more eloquent than oratory

96] The poor sit on the front benches in Paradise

97] Union is strength.

98] Hope springs eternal in the human heart

99] No man knows what good is than he who has endured evil

100] Honesty is ill to thrive by