Famous Proverbs

1] A man may lose more in an hour than he can get in seven

2] Once a knave, always a knave

3] Think of ease, but work on.

4] One thief will not rob another

5] Brute strength without reason falls of its own weight

6] A man should keep from the blind and give t his kin.

7] Gluttony kills more than the sword

8] No one is rich enough to do without his neighbours

9] Early sow, early mow

10] Have but few friends, though many acquaintances

11] He that has plenty of goods will have more

12] He that will not have peace, God gives him war

13] When wrath speaks, wisdom veils her face.

14] Zeal is fit only for wise men, but is found mostly in fools

15] Every tub must stand on its own bottom

16] The voice is the best music

17] Past experiences are the best guide for future undertakings

18] That which Nature paints never fades

19] A light purse makes a heavy heart

20] The soldier who retreated fifty paces laughed at the one who had fallen back a hundred paces

21] Practice what you preach

22] Life begins only in success

23] The last suitor wins the maid

24] See which way the cat jumps

25] He is an ill husband who is not missed

26] Experience is a dear school, but fools learn in no other

27] The money you refuse will never do you good

28] The early man ever borrows from the late man

29] Bees that have honey in their mouths have stings in their tails.

30] The apples on the other side of the wall are the sweetest

31] A goose quill is more dangerous than a lion’s paw

32] A true friend is forever a friend

33] Where there is whispering there is lying

34] A good tongue is a good weapon

35] Covetousness is the root of all evil

36] Clean and whole makes poor clothes shine.

37] He who considers too much will perform little.

38] The hero appears only when the tiger is dead

39] Calamity is the touchstone of a brave mind

40] Go while the going is good

41] He that will thrive, must rise at five; he that has thriven, may lie till seven; but he that will never thrive may lie till eleven

42] Mix work with pleasure and you will never go mad.

43] Don’t stitch your seam before you’ve tacked it.

44] Muck and money go together

45] Praise no man till he is dead.

46] You never know what you can do till you try

47] The best go first

48] The envious man shall never want woe

49] Set a beggar on horse back and he’ll ride to the devil

50] If your can’t help friend with money, help him at least with a sigh

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

52] Common fame is a liar

53] He who seizes the right moment is the right man

54] Silence is also speech

55] Half an egg is better than empty shell

56] Exchange (or Fair exchange) is no robbery

57] Never try to prove what nobody doubts

58] Crust is better than no bread

59] Necessity is mother of invention

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

61] First try and then trust

62] You cannot have it both ways

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

64] Silence gives (or means) consent

65] Love conquers all

66] Nature abhors a vacuum

67] It is misery enough to have once been happy

68] A fair face may hide a foul heart.

69] You cannot sell the cow and sup (or drink) the milk

70] More than enough is too much

71] First impressions are the most lasting

72] He that desires but little has no deed of much

73] At the end of the game, the king and pawn go in to the same bag.

74] Variety is the spice of life

75] When wrath speaks, wisdom veils her face.

76] Covetousness is always filling a bottomless vessel

77] The first step is the only difficulty

78] There is a black sheep in every flock

79] Old vessels must leak

80] Love knows no limit

81] Give the devil his due

82] The calmest husbands make the stormiest wives

83] Exceptional bravery is often hidden under a cloak of timidity

84] He who begins many things, finishes but few

85] If God does not give us what we want, He gives us what we need

86] Bare walls make giddy housewives

87] Don’t teach your grandmother to suck eggs.

88] It is ill jesting with edged tools

89] A wise man cares not for what he cannot have

90] He that cannot pay in purse must pay in person

91] Oaks may fall when reeds stand the storm

92] The fox may grow grey, but never good

93] All heiresses are beautiful.

94] The hasty leaps over his opportunities

95] From hearing, comes wisdom; from speaking, repentance

96] A man may bear till his back breaks

97] Whether the pitcher strikes the stone, or the stone the pitcher, it is bad for the pitcher

98] Money can influence even the spirits

99] A guilty conscience needs no accuser

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