Famous Proverbs

1] The tongue is not steel, yet it cuts

2] To the hungry soul, every bitter thing is sweet. To a thirsty man any drink is sweet.

3] Though the left hand conquers the right, no advantage is gained

4] Sow thin and mow thin

5] At a good bargain thinks twice

6] He that forecasts all perils will never sail the sea

7] If you run after two hares, you will catch neither

8] Had I fish’ was never good with garlic

9] Penny and penny laid up will be many

10] It is a poor kin that has neither whore nor thief in it

11] Burn not your house to fright the mouse away

12] He who has seen little marvels much

13] A good name keeps its luster in the dark

14] A man’s wealth is his enemy

15] Necessity is mother of invention

16] It is a good horse that never stumbles, and a good wife that never grumbles

17] You cannot catch old birds with chaff

18] Rome was not (or cannot be) built in a day

19] If you would know the value of a ducat, try to borrow one

20] The poorer one is, the more devils one meets

21] A swine over-fat, is the cause of his own bane

22] One foot is better than two crutches

23] The escaped mouse ever feels the taste of the bait.

24] Talk of the devil, and he is bound to appear

25] The first day a guest, the second day a guest, the third day a calamity

26] From the sublime to the ridiculous is only a step

27] A heavy purse makes a light heart

28] Love is without reason

29] Give him (or knaves) an inch and he (they) will take a yard (or mile)

30] A traveller may lie with authority

31] Facts are stubborn things

32] Every medal has two sides

33] He that sleeps sound feels not the toothache

34] If you wish good advice, consult an old man

35] God rejoices when one beggar scratches another

36] He who can wait obtains what he wishes.

37] Follow love and it will flee thee; flee love and it will follow thee

38] The world is full of fools

39] The longest night will have an end

40] A tree often transplanted, bears not much fruit

41] Better no doctor at all than three.

42] In a gambling house, there are no fathers and sons.

43] No man is content with his lot

44] Self-praise is no recommendation

45] Laws were made to be broke

46] A guilty conscience feels continual fear

47] A guilty conscience needs no accuser

48] A good name is better than riches

49] Much meat, much malady

50] A good Conscience is the best divinity

51] A swine over-fat, is the cause of his own bane

52] Don’t kick against the pricks

53] Go not to hell for company

54] Necessity turns a lion into a fox

55] Better eye sore than al blind

56] A gentleman never remembers unkindness shown towards him

57] Desperate diseases need desperate cures

58] Findings are keepings

59] No like is the same.

60] Poor men go to heaven as soon as rich

61] Dog does not eat dog

62] Words have wings, and cannot be recalled

63] A good wife makes a good husband

64] Great talkers are never great doers

65] It is not every question that deserves an answer

66] Tigers and deer do not over.

67] The loftiest towers rise from the ground

68] Who suffers much is silent

69] Bear and forbear

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

71] I saw few die of hunger; of eating, a hundred thousand.

72] If you want a thing well done, do it yourself

73] Paddle your own canoe

74] All things for not all persons

75] To teach is to learn twice over

76] Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof

77] Dangerous foreseen are soonest prevented

78] Kindness lies in one side of the house

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

80] A jack of all traders is master of none

81] Little birds that can sing and won’t sing should be made to sing

82] Every medal has its reverse

83] A stitch in time saves nine

84] Much science, much sorrow

85] There is no time like the present

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

87] Virtue and happiness are mother and daughter

88] Death and life are in the power of the tongue

89] Help a lame dog over a stile

90] Little birds that can sing and won’t sing should be made to sing

91] Jack would be a gentleman if he could speak French

92] Gnaw the bone which is fallen to thy lot

93] No one ought to judge in his own cause

94] Misfortune does not always come to injure

95] Best is cheapest

96] Poison is poison though it comes in a golden cup.

97] Health is great riches

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

99] The fox may grow grey, but never good

100] Extremes meet