Famous Proverbs

1] Good luck beats early rising

2] Water is a boon in the desert, but the drowning man curses it.

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

4] It is lawful to learn even from an enemy

5] Love conquers all

6] A man may say too much, even up on the best subjects

7] Even though one’s aunt sells the cakes, one will not buy unless they are cheap.

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

9] Little fishes slip through nets, but great fishes are taken

10] Nothing is so bad but might have been worse

11] The beaten road is the safest

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

13] Much meat, much malady

14] They brag most who can do least

15] Haste makes waste

16] Save a thief from the gallows and he’ll cut your throat

17] One good deed makes up for a thousand bad ones.

18] He that will not go over the stile, must be thrust through the gate

19] If you agree to carry the calf, they’ll make you carry the cow.

20] He that is born a fool is never cured

21] Praise without profit puts little in the pot

22] One thief will not rob another

23] In a clam sea, every man is a pilot

24] He that has plenty of goods will have more

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

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

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

28] Soon hot, soon cold

29] The hand that gives, gathers

30] You must lose a fly to catch a trout

31] Best is cheapest

32] The exception proves the rule

33] Better a lean peace than a fat victory

34] Catch not at the shadow and lose the substance

35] High places have their precipices

36] They that value not praise, will never do anything worthy of praise

37] Every dog has his (its) day

38] Light burden I heavy if far borne

39] Advice is something the wise don’t need and fools won’t take

40] He is not poor that has little, but he that desires much

41] Never too late to late to repent

42] He who wills the end, Wills the means

43] A man of courage never wants weapons

44] Do as the friar says, not as he does

45] He that hopes not for good, fears not evil.

46] Never spend your money before you have it

47] Might is right

48] Facts are stubborn things

49] Blood cannot be washed out with blood

50] The greater the kindred, the less the kindness.

51] A guilty conscience needs no accuser

52] A horse that will not carry a saddle must have no oats.

53] Sickness shows us what we are

54] The earthen pot must keep clear of the brass kettle

55] Appearances are deceptive

56] Fear the Greeks (or Beware of Greeks) bearing gifts

57] Nature will have her course

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

59] What costs little is little esteemed

60] Words are but wind, but seeing’s believing

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

62] First impressions are half the battle

63] A merchant that gains not, loses

64] Poor men’s words have little weight

65] Excessive politeness is often a cloak for insincerity

66] No bees, no honey’, that sweetness will come in to the mouth

67] Every advantage has its disadvantage

68] One man’s loss is another’s gain

69] What will not money do?

70] With patience and time, the mulberry leaf becomes a silk gown

71] A man apt to promise, is apt to forget

72] Facts are more eloquent than oratory

73] It is more blessed to give than to receive

74] Good counsel never comes amiss

75] An honest good look covers many faults.

76] Do not triumph before the victory

77] Self-praise is no recommendation

78] What’s learnt in the cradle lasts till the tomb

79] The sun is never the worse for shining on a dunghill

80] Master easy, servant slack

81] The joy of the heart makes the face fair.

82] You may force a man to shut his eyes but you can’t make him sleep

83] Oh, what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive!

84] Much babbling is not without offence

85] Better be safe than sorry

86] He should have a long spoon who sups with the devil.

87] Sour, sweet, bitter and pungent flavours must all be tasted

88] Years know more than books

89] A hundred pounds of sorrow pays not one ounce of debt

90] Never was a cat or dog drowned, that could but see the shore

91] Many would be cowards, if they had courage enough

92] Take time by the forelock

93] If you have no honey in your pot, have some in your mouth.

94] Prove your friend ere you have need

95] Poor men go to heaven as soon as rich

96] Let not the sun do down on your wrath

97] At a good bargain thinks twice

98] One good deed makes up for a thousand bad ones.

99] Sometimes the best gain is to lose

100] Beauty draws more than oxen