Famous Proverbs

1] Poor men seek meat for their stomach; rich men stomach for their meat.

2] No news is good news

3] Do as say, not as I do

4] Every Jack must have his Jill

5] A good servant should never be in the way and never out of the way

6] Cloudy mornings turn to clear afternoons

7] Gossiping and lying go together

8] All’s grist that comes to the mill.

9] Cut your coat according to your cloth

10] It is equally an error to trust all men or no man

11] A living dog is better than a dead lion

12] Acorns were good till bread was found

13] A rich miser is poorer than a poor man

14] It is no use spoiling the ship for a half penny worth of tar

15] The healthful man can give counsel to the sick

16] He that asks faintly begs a denial.

17] A great city, a great solitude

18] Three helping one another, bear the burthen of six

19] Money is the sinews of war

20] The least boy always carries the greatest fiddle

21] He who cannot bear misfortune is truly unfortunate.

22] If two men ride on a horse, one must ride behind

23] Almost’ never killed a fly.

24] When the cat is away, the mice will play

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

26] Don’t play with fire

27] Tell a lie and stick to it.

28] Better be safe than sorry

29] Take things as they come

30] They are never alone that are accompanied with noble thoughts

31] What cannot gold do?

32] He that will steal an egg, will steal an ox

33] Because he would not eat it, the food got maggoty

34] Some are wise and some are otherwise

35] A stitch in time saves nine

36] He who has seen little marvels much

37] When the horse has reached the brink of the precipice, it is too late to pull the reins.

38] Those who sell dog-meat often display a lamb’s head

39] The young will sow their wild oats

40] A woman’s work is never done

41] Half a word is enough for a wise man

42] A fool may give a wise man counsel

43] Man does what he can, and God what he will

44] New lords, new laws

45] It is a great victory that comes without blood

46] It costs more to do ill than to do well

47] When bees area old, they yield n honey

48] A bad excuse is better than none at all

49] Seldom is a long man wise, or a low man lowly

50] An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes.

51] Better cut the shoe than pinch the foot

52] Health is better than wealth

53] Every beginning is hard

54] We must not look for a golden life in an iron age

55] What is new cannot be true

56] Don’t play with fire

57] To teach is to learn twice over

58] A man may learn wit every day.

59] Long looked for, comes at last

60] A good conscience is a sure card

61] He that cannot ask, cannot live

62] The cat shuts its eyes while it steals cream

63] Tempt not a desperate man

64] Four eyes see better than two.

65] If you put noting into your purse, you can take nothing out

66] What will not money do?

67] Company in misery makes it light

68] Common fame is a liar

69] Experience without learning is better than learning without experience

70] He that dare not venture must not complain of ill luck

71] Money would be gotten if there were money to get it with

72] None so blind as those who will not see

73] He who wills the end, Wills the means

74] Who lives by hope will die in hunger

75] At the game’s end we shall see who gains

76] He should have (or He needs) a long spoon who sups with the devil

77] Fair without, false within

78] Give a servant a rod, and he’ll beat his master

79] A cat may look at a king

80] Hungry bellies have no ears

81] A little impatience will spoil great plans

82] The morning hour has gold in its mouth

83] A good scare is worth more to a man than good advice

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

85] Choose neither women nor linen by candlelight.

86] What is brought by the wind will be carried away by the wind

87] Experience is good if not bought too dear

88] Patient waiters are no losers

89] It is better (or more blessed) to give than to take

90] No honest man ever repented his honesty

91] A good drink makes the old young

92] Homo is a common name to all men.

93] A bad padlock invites a picklock

94] Cowards die many times before their deaths

95] Little by little and bit by bit.

96] First things first

97] Jack would be a gentleman if he had money

98] He who cannot put up with extreme hardship cannot be the best among men

99] Call a spade a spade

100] Give credit where credit is due