Famous Proverbs

1] Man may have a thousand plans, but god’s plan is best

2] He that goes a borrowing goes a-sorrowing

3] The peacock has fair features, but foul feet.

4] Good broth may be made in an old pot

5] He that would know what shall be, must consider what has been

6] Courtesy (Or Civility, or Politeness) costs nothing

7] Weak things united become strong

8] The bait hides the hook

9] What is not even scabies, he makes out to be an ulcer

10] As soon as there is life there is danger

11] Patient waiters are no losers

12] Liars should have good memories

13] Might is right

14] A fault once denied is twice committed

15] The best remedy against an ill man, is much ground between

16] Happy is the country (or nation) that has no history

17] Hunger breaks stone walls

18] No playing with a straw before an old cat.

19] There’s always room at the top

20] Dirty linen should be washed at home

21] Patience is the remedy of the world

22] A burnt child dreads the fire

23] To beat a tiger, one must have a brother’s help.

24] A fool and his money are soon parted

25] Gifts blind the eyes.

26] It is better to travel hopefully than to arrive

27] Give the devil his due

28] He that commits a fault, thinks everyone speaks of it.

29] Rain water leaks through the roof-top

30] True doctrines require no miracles

31] He who sows, trusts in God

32] Good horses always get ridden; good men get imposed upon.

33] The king can do no wrong

34] A good heart cannot lie.

35] The labourer is worthy of his hire

36] If cattle are scattered, the tiger seizes them.

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

38] It is easy to get a thousand prescriptions but hard to find a cure.

39] Money is the sinews of war

40] He loves roast meat well that licks the spit.

41] Comparisons make enemies of our friends.

42] Live and let live

43] Virtue carries a lean purse

44] Naughty boys sometimes make good men.

45] It is a shame to be shameless

46] God made the country ,and man made the town

47] The race is got by running

48] Punishment is a cripple, but it arrives

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

50] A man without a smiling face must not open a shop

51] Death alone can kill hope

52] Those who are used to the signs of the dumb, understand them

53] Truth is mighty and will prevail

54] Better be first in a village than second at Rome

55] Don’t put all your eggs in one basket

56] Valour would fight, but discretion would run away

57] Years know more than books

58] The pleasures of the mighty are the tears of the poor

59] Anger managers everything badly.

60] There are hills, and there are swamps as well.

61] Where the tongue slips, it speaks the truth

62] Idle folks have the least leisure

63] Happy is the country (or nation) that has no history

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

65] We should publish our joys and conceal our griefs

66] He that comes of a hen, must scrape

67] A man of many trades, begs his bread on Sunday

68] Everything is of use to a housekeeper

69] Wash your dirty linen at home

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

71] Hungry dogs will eat dirty puddings

72] Even if you wash a crow with rose- water, its feathers won’t become white.

73] All roads lead to Rome

74] Venture a small fish to catch a big one

75] Give a loan and buy quarrel

76] Easy come, easy go

77] Calamity is man’s true touchstone

78] Men strain at gnats and swallow camels

79] One reason is as good as fifty

80] Every man for himself, and God for us all.

81] Hope deferred makes the heart sick

82] Slow but sure wins the race

83] Every Jack must have his Jill

84] Never spur a willing horse

85] Slander leaves a sc ore behind it

86] A true friend is forever a friend

87] It is a shame to be shameless

88] Past experiences are the best guide for future undertakings

89] We soon believe what we desire

90] The course of true love never did run smooth

91] The dog that fetches, will carry.

92] Pride dines on vanity, sups on contempt

93] What’s the good of thatching someone else’s roof?

94] Poverty is not a crime

95] He knows on which side his bread is buttered

96] Better belly burst than good meat lost

97] There are spots even in the sun

98] A bad workman always blames his tools

99] A cat has nine lives

100] It is all in the day’s work