Famous Proverbs

1] Small is the seed of every greatness

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

3] Empty vessels make the most sound

4] One hour today is worth two tomorrow

5] When we have gold, we are in fear; when we have none we are in danger

6] Care killed the cat

7] God defend me from my friends; from enemies, I can defend myself.

8] Plain dealing is best

9] Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown

10] Judge not, that ye be not judged

11] Eggs and oaths are easily broken

12] To study a great deal is to acquire a priceless treasure

13] A creaking gate (or door) hangs long

14] Haste is of (or from) the devil

15] Throw out a sprat to catch a mackerel

16] Charity covers a Multitude of sins

17] Knowledge has bitter roots but sweet fruits

18] An honorable man would rather be a chicken’s beak than the rump of an ox.

19] There’s no such thing as free as a free lunch

20] Spend not where you may save, spare not where you must spend

21] The sieve says to the needle, “You’ve hole in your head”.(

22] Those who live near water know the nature of fish; those who live near hills know the calls of birds

23] Gold brings gold; lack of gold, a headache

24] Better an egg in peace than an ox in war

25] Men strain at gnats and swallow camels

26] When a man is happy, he does not hear the clock strike

27] Dreams go by contraries

28] Poor folk fare the best

29] A man’s studies pass in to his character

30] Look on the bright side

31] Poor men go to heaven as soon as rich

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

33] A cat has nine lives

34] Hunger finds no fault with the cookery

35] There are as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it

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

37] The buyer needs a hundred eyes, the seller but one

38] He is an ill husband who is not missed

39] Keep thy shop and thy shop will keep thee.

40] Tempt not a desperate man

41] Quarrels do not last long if the wrong is only on one side

42] One cannot love and be wise

43] Example is better than precept

44] Knowledge is power

45] He that shall endure to the end, the same shall be saved

46] Great hopes make great men

47] Mirth is the sugar of life

48] He that loveth danger shall perish therein

49] A bad workman quarrels with his tools.

50] Between two stools you fall to the ground

51] Ignorance is the peace of life

52] When it pleases not God, the saint can do little

53] A person with a determined heart frightens Problems away

54] It is easy to bear the misfortunes of others

55] Scatter with one hand, gather with two

56] An ill payer (or paymaster) never wants an excuse

57] Better a lean peace than a fat victory

58] He that desires but little has no deed of much

59] Life is short and time is swift

60] Solitude is the best nurse of wisdom

61] Win a good reputation, and sleep at your ease

62] Claw me, and I’ll claw thee

63] Hitch your wagon to a star

64] The squeaking wheel gets the grease

65] It is easier to pull down than to build

66] Marriage makes or mars a man

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

68] Good to begin well, better to end well.

69] Take things as they come

70] We soon believe what we desire

71] Drinking water neither makes a man sick, nor in debt, nor his wife a widow

72] Better a husband without love than a jealous husband

73] If there were no receivers, there would be no thieves

74] Better to ask the way than go astray.

75] Better unborn than untaught

76] It takes all sorts to make a world

77] He that comes of a hen, must scrape

78] A monk can’t shave his own head

79] Hope is but the dream of those that wake

80] The delay is good which makes the way the safer

81] Anything will fit a naked man.

82] Tell a lie and stick to it.

83] The righteous man sins before an open chest

84] If the doctor cures, the sun sees it; but if he kills, the earth hides it.

85] It is profound ignorance that inspires the dogmatic tone

86] An open door may tempt a saint

87] A living dog is better than a dead lion

88] Be not too bold with your biggers or betters

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

90] Many hands make light work

91] To teach is to learn twice over

92] Never refuse a good offer

93] Whom god loves, his house is sweet to him

94] It is easier to get a favour from fortune than to keep it

95] Truth is mighty and will prevail

96] The receiver is as bad as the thief

97] The difficult is done at once; the impossible takes a little longer

98] To be discontented is to be like a snake trying to swallow an elephant

99] Talk of an angel and you’ll hear the fluttering of his wings

100] Like breeds like