Famous Proverbs

1] Many hands make light work

2] The first step is the hardest

3] All cats love fish but fear to wet their paws

4] The borrower is servant to the lender

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

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

7] The first time, a novice the second time, an adept

8] Beauty is potent but money is omnipotent

9] He who comes first, grinds first.

10] Joy and sorrow are next door neighbours.

11] Who greases his way travels easily

12] He that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow

13] Many a little makes a mickle

14] It is the first step that is troublesome

15] Love and business teach eloquence

16] Give him (or knaves) an inch and he (they) will take a yard (or mile)

17] It is easier to commend poverty than endure it.

18] A good example is the best sermon

19] Good goods are not cheap; cheap goods are not good

20] The thief doth fear each bush an offer

21] No man ever becomes thoroughly bad all at once

22] Every law has a loophole

23] God tempers that wind to the shorn lamb

24] Accidents will happen in the best regulated families

25] Sorrow will pay no debt

26] Ignorance is the peace of life

27] Green leaves enhance the charm of the peony flower

28] The first step is the only difficulty

29] Better beg than steal.

30] Wisdom is neither inheritance nor legacy

31] The grace of God enough

32] Blood will have blood

33] The more a man dreams, the less he believes

34] It is ill waiting for dead men’s shoes

35] One is never too old to learn

36] He that sows thistles shall reap prickles.

37] A short cut is often a wrong cut

38] God rejoices when one beggar scratches another

39] Much would have more

40] The age of miracles is past

41] As is the mould, so will the cake be.

42] Giving much to the poor, doth enrich a man’s store.

43] There is honour among thieves

44] The longer you look at it, the less you will like it

45] A little learning is dangerous thing

46] Children have wide ears and long tongues.

47] Crust is better than no bread

48] What can’t be cured must be endured

49] Health is better than wealth

50] If you deal with a fox, think of his tricks

51] Master easy, servant slack

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

53] Neglect will kill an injury sooner than revenge

54] Nature does nothing in vain

55] The rich man thinks of the future, the poor man thinks of today

56] All our pomp the earth covers

57] A blister will rise upon one’s tongue that tells a lie

58] The tyranny of a multitude is a multiplied tyranny

59] Vice makes virtue shine

60] A nod is as good as wink to a blind horse

61] If you can’t bite, never show your teeth.

62] Slow help is no help

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

64] Fortune is blind

65] Hazard not your wealth on a poor man’s advice

66] Let an ill man lie in the straw and he looks to be thy heir

67] Dumb men get no lands

68] The squeaking wheel gets the grease

69] The faulty stands on his guard

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

71] The good intention excuses the bad action

72] Honesty is ill to thrive by

73] Better a bare foot than none

74] There’s always room at the top

75] In indecision itself, grief is present.

76] Every man has the defects of his own virtues (or qualities)

77] The wise forget an insult, as the ungrateful a kindness

78] No honest man ever repented his honesty

79] The mill cannot grind with water that is past

80] Work won’t kill but worry will.

81] He that will eat the kernel, must crack the nut

82] Water is the king of food

83] Better a little loss than a long sorrow

84] First think, and then speak

85] There is many a good tune played on an old fiddle

86] Enough is enough

87] Every dog has his (its) day

88] Let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay.

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

90] Art improves Nature

91] If you trust before you try, you may repent before you die

92] Everything tempts the man who fears temptation. If you can’t be good, be careful.

93] All things for not all persons

94] Desert and reward seldom keep company

95] A parrot will only say what it is taught

96] A cat has nine lives

97] When the butcher has already killed your pig, it is useless to discuss with him the price

98] It is easier to raise the devil than to lay him

99] A straight stick is crooked in water

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