Famous Proverbs

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

2] Woods that grows warped can never be straightened

3] Money has no smell

4] He that sows thistles shall reap prickles.

5] A thing of beauty is a joy forever

6] Muck and money go together

7] Rust wastes more than use

8] Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

9] Second thoughts are best

10] A white –wasted crow will not long remain white

11] Much science, much sorrow

12] Company in misery makes it light

13] He that boasts of his own knowledge proclaims his ignorance

14] A sleepy master makes his servant a lout

15] There is nothing like being on the safe side

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

17] He conquers who endures

18] Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth

19] They bow to you when borrowing; you bow to them when collecting

20] It is good fishing in troubled waters

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

22] A merry companion is a wagon on the way

23] He freezes who does not burn

24] Why play music for a deal man or dance for a blind man?

25] A fool says what he knows, and a wise man knows what he says.

26] Lookers-on see more than players

27] Eat an apple going to bed, make the doctor beg his bread.

28] Green leaves enhance the charm of the peony flower

29] Pride goes before a fall

30] The longest day must have an end

31] The devil lurks behind the cross

32] A word is enough to the wise

33] An ape’s an ape, a varlet’s a varlet, though they be clad in silk or scarlet

34] The peony, though large, is useless; the date blossom, though small, yields fruit

35] Kindness is the noblest weapon to conquer with.

36] Enquire not what boils in another’s pot. ¶ Listeners seldom hear good of themselves

37] A good conscience is a constant feast

38] Better an apple given than eaten

39] Too many cooks spoil the broth

40] Do as you would be done by

41] A successful man is seldom at ease; a life of ease does not breed success

42] What is shown by example, men think they may justly do

43] He is a fool that makes a hammer of his fist

44] The sieve says to the needle, “You’ve hole in your head”.(

45] One hour today is worth two tomorrow

46] Don’t pour out the dirty water before you have cleaned

47] A man in debt is caught in a net

48] Death does not recognize strength

49] A good drink makes the old young

50] Tender-handed stroke a nettle, and it stings you for your pain: grasp it like a man of mettle, and it soft as silk remains

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

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

53] It takes a wise man to be a fool

54] Prosperity makes friends, adversity tries them

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

56] She’s her father’s (or mother’s) daughter

57] A discontented man knows not where to sit easy

58] Seeing is believing

59] There are more foolish buyers than foolish sellers

60] There’s no fence against ill fortune.

61] Choose your neighbour before your house and your companion before the road.

62] The first day a guest, the second day a guest, the third day a calamity

63] He that eats least eats most

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

65] Never make threats you cannot carry out.

66] Mustard is a good sauce, but mirth is better

67] Don’t cross the bridge before you get to it

68] Give and spend, and God will send

69] A pot that belongs to many is ill stirred and worse boiled

70] Put too much lemon-grass into the curry and you’ll spoil the flavour

71] Virtue has all things in itself

72] Have patience with a friend rather than lost him forever.

73] The love of money is the root of all evil

74] The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world

75] The hero appears only when the tiger is dead

76] A penny weight of love is worth a pound of law

77] Children have wide ears and long tongues.

78] Every man for himself, and the devil take the hindmost

79] A good scare is worth more to a man than good advice

80] Slow but sure wins the race

81] It is the beautiful bird which gets caged

82] He is not fit to command others, that cannot command himself

83] Anger and haste hinder good counsel

84] Fields have eyes and woods have ears

85] Small is beautiful

86] If you lie down with dogs, you will get up with fleas

87] Ill news comes apace.

88] Punishment is a cripple, but it arrives

89] Don’t cast your pearls before swine

90] A fair face may hide a foul heart.

91] Men are blind in their own cause

92] If you would be well served, serve yourself

93] Money can influence even the spirits

94] He who holds the ladder is as bad as the thief

95] The more laws, the more offenders

96] The more wicked, the more lucky

97] Might knows no right

98] Dangerous foreseen are soonest prevented

99] Charity excuseth not cheating.

100] In vain they rise early that used to rise late