Famous Proverbs

1] Look before you leap

2] Her that is down need fear no fall

3] When a dwarf ascends a staircase, he gets higher every step

4] The deed comes back upon the doer.

5] The proof of the pudding lies in the eating

6] Even dust, when piled up, may form a hill

7] Nothing is given so freely as advice

8] Nature is the true law

9] If today will not, tomorrow may

10] Diamond cuts diamond

11] A good beginning makes a good ending.

12] It is a great victory that comes without blood

13] He seems wise with whom all things thrive

14] Every dog has his (its) day

15] The rich knows not who is his friend

16] All covet all lose.

17] Strike while the iron is hot

18] No man is content with his lot

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

20] A good beginning makes a good ending.

21] There is no fool like an old fool

22] No, thank you’ has lost you many a good butter-cake

23] The bread never falls but on its buttered side

24] The cord breaks t last by the weakest pull

25] Good fences make good neighbours

26] It is safer to hear and take counsel, than give it.

27] Four eyes see more than two

28] Man cannot live by bread alone

29] Marriages are made in heaven

30] Servants will not be diligent, where the master’s negligent

31] Health is not value till sickness comes

32] Hasty climbers have sudden falls

33] A merry companion is a wagon on the way

34] The tongue breaks bone, and herself has none

35] Every path has a puddle

36] An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening

37] God (or Providence) is always on the side of big battalions

38] The worse the evil, the calmer we face it.

39] He that the devil drives, feels no lead at his heels

40] He who wills the end, Wills the means

41] Enough is as good as a feast

42] Good advice (or counsel) is beyond price

43] All griefs with bread are less

44] You cannot get blood (or water) out of a stone

45] No man is a hero to his valet

46] There are more ways to kill a dog than hanging it.

47] The beaten road is the safest

48] Facts are more eloquent than oratory

49] An ill wound is cured, not an ill name

50] Honesty is the best policy

51] Life begins only in success

52] Still waters run deep

53] Not even Hercules could contend against two

54] Haste makes waste

55] The ass that brays most eats

56] A banana tree won’t bear fruit twice.

57] A tiger that roars is not a man-eater

58] Fine feathers make fine birds.

59] Little wealth, little care

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

61] One man eats the jackfruit, another gets his hands sticky

62] Half a word is enough for a wise man

63] Waste makes wants

64] He is an ill husband who is not missed

65] Money is the only monarch

66] He that follows Nature , is never out of his way

67] If you pile up enough sand, you can make a pagoda

68] Better the foot slip than the tongue

69] It is better to conceal one’s knowledge than to reveal one’s ignorance

70] As you make your bed, you must lie on it

71] Hasty work, double work,

72] It is good to follow the old fox

73] Those that make the best use of their time, have none to spare

74] If you pile up enough sand, you make a pagoda

75] The end justifies the means

76] Advice when most needed is least heeded

77] You cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs

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

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

80] Forgiveness is perfect when the sin is not remembered

81] The tongue is not steel, yet it cuts

82] Keep your eyes open: a sale is a sale

83] A tree often transplanted, bears not much fruit

84] A burnt child dreads the fire

85] Experience is the best teacher

86] Practice is the science that gives confidence

87] An obedient wife commands her husband

88] On an open plain, the rhododendron is a tall tree

89] He that borrows must pay again with shame or loss

90] If fools went not to market, bad wares would not be sold.

91] What is worth doing is worth doing well

92] He knows on which side his bread is buttered

93] Silence is golden

94] From a foolish judge, a quick sentence

95] Light burden I heavy if far borne

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

97] The mill cannot grind with water that is past

98] Dirty linen should be washed at home

99] It is too late to lock the stable when the horse has been stolen

100] No man is infallible