Famous Proverbs

1] He who does no good, does evil enough

2] Be not afraid of going slowly; be only afraid of standing still

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

4] There’s no great loss without some gain

5] What is not even scabies, he makes out to be an ulcer

6] God makes the back for the burden

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

8] There is nothing permanent except change

9] Nothing stake, nothing draw.

10] He that will steal a pin will steal a better thing

11] All things are easy, that are done willingly

12] Names are debts

13] It is easy to do what one’s own self wills

14] Business is business

15] He is a fool that makes a hammer of his fist

16] Woods that grows warped can never be straightened

17] Cast not the first stone.

18] Save a stranger from the sea and he’ll turn your enemy

19] The best go first

20] One may change the place but not the mind.

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

22] Even a worm will turn

23] The most high Good sees and bears; me neighbour knows, nothing, and yet is always finding fault.

24] Truthfulness becomes the gentleman

25] Hope for the best and prepare for the worst

26] Blessed is he who excepts nothing, for he shall never be disappointed

27] The morning hour has gold in its mouth

28] Poverty is the mother of crime

29] To beat a tiger, one must have a brother’s help.

30] The hero appears only when the tiger is dead

31] Accusing the times is but excusing ourselves.

32] Truth conquers all things

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

34] Beauty draws more than oxen

35] Where god will help, nothing does harm

36] Wishes can never fill a sack

37] Charity covers a Multitude of sins

38] He that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow

39] He that commits a fault, thinks everyone speaks of it.

40] Had I fish’ was never good with garlic

41] Opportunity seldom knocks twice

42] He that would eat the kernel must crack the nut

43] Dress up a stick and it does not appear to be a stick

44] Death alone can kill hope

45] He who would climb the ladder must begin at the bottom

46] A willful man will have his way

47] Fields have eyes and woods have ears

48] The cat shuts its eyes while it steals cream

49] Sailors get their money like horses, and spend it like asses

50] Truth may walk through the world unarmed

51] The balance distinguishes not between gold and lead

52] Pride dines on vanity, sups on contempt

53] Pinch the right thigh and the left will feel the pain too.

54] Numbers overcome the brave

55] Anything will fit a naked man.

56] Despair gives courage to a coward

57] The deed comes back upon the doer.

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

59] Human blood is all of a colour

60] All must be as God will

61] One thief will not rob another

62] Never do evil that good may come of it

63] In peace, prepare for war

64] Grin and bear it

65] Even silence may be eloquent

66] He who considers too much will perform little.

67] Nothing is so bad but might have been worse

68] Almost’ never killed a fly.

69] Creditors have better memories than debtors

70] Jesters do oft prove prophets

71] Lucky men need no counsel

72] A still tongue makes a wise head

73] He freezes who does not burn

74] A true man and a thief think not the same

75] Advice when most needed is least heeded

76] Where your will is ready, your feet are light

77] Much meat, much malady

78] Unless the vessel is clean, what you pour in to it turns sour.

79] A mouse may help a lion

80] Forgiveness is perfect when the sin is not remembered

81] When all men say you are an ass, it is time to bray

82] A good heart conquers ill fortune

83] Our neighbour’s ground yields better corn than ours

84] It is more blessed to give than to receive

85] We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.

86] Much law but little justice

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

88] The last suitor wins the maid

89] Better late than never

90] Better die a beggar than live a beggar

91] All doors open to courtesy

92] Much travel is needed to ripen a man’s rawness

93] Good hand, good hire

94] The tongue ever turns to the aching tooth

95] A beggar pays a benefit with a louse

96] You cannot get ivory from a dog’s mouth

97] Faint heart never won fair lady

98] Once a knave, always a knave

99] One must be a servant before one can be a master

100] A fair face may hide a foul heart.