Famous Proverbs

1] Dogs that bark at a distance bite not at hand

2] After dinner sit a while, after supper walk a mile.

3] Anything will fit a naked man.

4] Extremes are dangerous

5] The disinterested observer may perceive what is missed by those who are directly involved

6] An enemy may chance to give good counsel

7] You are never too old to learn

8] The cobbler’s children are always the worst shod

9] It is a shame to be shameless

10] The goat must browse where she is tied

11] There is no time like the present

12] One pair of heels is often worth two pairs of hands

13] An old dog barks not in vain

14] He who aims at the moon may hit the top of a tree; he who aims at the top of a tree is unlikely to get off the ground

15] Honey catches more files than vinegar.

16] A word before is worth two behind

17] He that sows virtue reaps fame

18] If a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing well

19] He that is born a fool is never cured

20] The hand that gives, gathers

21] Calamity is man’s true touchstone

22] There is no accounting for tastes

23] If wishes were butter cakes, beggars might bite

24] He that is absent is soon forgotten

25] A guilty conscience needs no accuser

26] As you sow, so shall you reap

27] The thing which is rare is dear

28] Envy shoots at others and wounds herself

29] The tyranny of a multitude is a multiplied tyranny

30] It needs more skill than I can tell to play the second fiddle well

31] There’s always room at the top

32] Good counsel never comes amiss

33] One may change the place but not the mind.

34] Curiosity is ill manners in another’s house

35] There is many a fair thing full false

36] From a foolish judge, a quick sentence

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

38] Take the tone of the company you are in

39] Don’t ride the high horse

40] Open confession is good for the soul

41] A healthy man is a successful man

42] Well begun is half done.

43] Hope is the last thing to abandon the unhappy

44] An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth

45] Waste not, want not

46] When the melon is ripe, it will drop by itself

47] Ask a silly question and you’ll get a silly answer.

48] One learns to know oneself best behind one’s back

49] Even the tiger will appear if you talk about him

50] A good name is a rich heritage

51] It is easy to find a stick to beat a dog

52] He that speaks not, God hears not

53] Art improves Nature

54] He who handles a nettle tenderly is soonest stung

55] It is a foolish sheep that makes the wolf his confessor

56] Accidents will happen

57] A thousand cranes in the air are not worth one sparrow in the fist.

58] The more you have the more you want

59] Unless the vessel is clean, what you pour in to it turns sour.

60] Money is the root of all evil

61] When the fox preaches, then beware your geese

62] A change is as good as rest

63] Love and business teach eloquence

64] A child can have too much of his mother’s blessings

65] Harsh words cut wounds that fester like cankerous sores

66] Beauty is in the eye of the beholder

67] No day so clear but has dark clouds

68] The best horse needs breaking, and the aptest child needs teaching

69] Birds once snared fear all bushes

70] It’s dogged that does it

71] Counsel must be followed, not praised.

72] When two men look after a horse, it will surely be thin; when two families keep a boat, it will surely leak

73] A fool’s bolt is soon shot

74] Bad news travels fast

75] A good marksman may miss

76] A willing helper does not wait until he is asked.

77] All is vanity.

78] Prosperity makes friends, adversity tries them

79] One drop of poison infects the whole tun of wine

80] Fling dirt enough, and some will stick

81] Blessed is he who excepts nothing, for he shall never be disappointed

82] He that has lost his credit, is dead to the world

83] The poorer one is, the more devils one meets

84] Good fame is better than a good face

85] The mean is the best

86] East or west, home is best

87] When Adam delved and Eve span, who was then a gentleman?

88] A merry companion is a wagon on the way

89] The gods send nuts to those who have no teeth

90] The first blow is half the battle

91] There is no accounting for tastes

92] Necessity is mother of invention

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

94] After a dream of a wedding, comes a corpse

95] What you don’t know can’t hurt you

96] Anger without power is folly

97] Weeds need no sowing

98] Nature is content with little.

99] The surest way to remain poor is to be an honest man

100] Ninety per cent of inspiration is perspiration