Famous Proverbs

1] The devil sometimes speaks the truth

2] He that lives wickedly can hardly die honestly

3] The noblest vengeance is to forgive

4] Dream of a funeral and you hear of a marriage

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

6] He that mischief hatches mischief catches.

7] Bells call others, but themselves enter not in to the church

8] A jack of all traders is master of none

9] Trust is dead-ill payment killed it.

10] One potter envies another

11] Nature is conquered by obeying her

12] Remember, you are but a man

13] Set a wolf to keep the sheep

14] He that would have eggs must endure the cackling of hens

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

16] Good counsel never comes amiss

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

18] A good conscience is a sure card

19] A good lawyer must be a great liar

20] Keep your mouth shut and your ears open

21] A drowning man will clutch at a straw

22] Names and natures do often agree

23] An ass must be tied where the master will have him

24] A kind heart loseth nought at last.

25] Mustard is a good sauce, but mirth is better

26] A good garden may have some ill weeds

27] What the king wills, that the law wills

28] First impressions are half the battle

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

30] Better no doctor at all than three.

31] Necessity breaks iron

32] Better to wear out than rust out

33] It is too late to grieve when the chance is past

34] A guilty conscience feels continual fear

35] If the lad goes to the well against his will, either the can will break or the water will spill

36] It’s a silly fish that is caught twice with the same bait.

37] All’s fish that comes to the net

38] A fool may give a wise man counsel

39] Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me

40] A man’s wealth is his enemy

41] Manners make the man

42] A rich man’s joke is always funny

43] Practice is the science that gives confidence

44] He who last, laughs longest.

45] The hunchback does not see his own hump, but his companion’s

46] No man is indispensable

47] The pen is the tongue of the hand

48] Tomorrow never comes

49] Seeing is believing

50] A good beginning makes a good ending.

51] To teach is to learn twice over

52] No answer is also an answer

53] Learn to walk before you run

54] A fair face may hide a foul heart.

55] What’s done cannot be undone

56] Though it rains gold and silver there, it’s a foreign land; though it rains daggers and spears here, it’s our own country

57] The last straw breaks the camel’s back

58] It is a foolish bird that soils (or defiles ) its own nest

59] Don’t wear out (or outstay) your welcome

60] He who does not rise early never does a good day’s work

61] The good intention excuses the bad action

62] The fowler’s pipe sounds sweet till the bird is caught.

63] Wine is the best broom for trouble

64] Kinsman helps kinsman, and woe to him that has none

65] A good name is a rich heritage

66] Health and money go far

67] A good paymaster never wants workmen

68] To speak as the common people, to think as the wise

69] The truest jests sound worst in guilty ears

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

71] The mouse that has but one hole is quickly taken

72] Throw out a sprat to catch a mackerel

73] Love knows hidden paths

74] He who pays the piper calls the tune

75] A good anvil does not fear the hammer

76] You cannot teach an old dog new tricks

77] A monk can’t shave his own head

78] You cannot get blood (or water) out of a stone

79] A fool always rushes to the fore.

80] New things are fair

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

82] Don’t count your chickens before they are hatched

83] Anger managers everything badly.

84] He that sows thistles shall reap prickles.

85] An ounce of patience is worth a pound of brains

86] Good merchandise finds a ready buyer

87] A great city, a great solitude

88] The proud will sooner lose than ask the way

89] Bells call others, but themselves enter not in to the church

90] A goose drinks as much as gander

91] Stolen pleasures are sweetest

92] He that eats least eats most

93] It is a poor (or sad) heart that never rejoices

94] A child can have too much of his mother’s blessings

95] The child says nothing but what it hears by the fire

96] He that has a good memory, gives few alms

97] An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening

98] What soberness conceals, drunkenness reveals

99] In my own house, I am king

100] The dog that fetches, will carry.