Famous Proverbs

1] A good conscience is a soft pillow

2] A fool’s bolt is soon shot

3] The disinterested observer may perceive what is missed by those who are directly involved

4] Neglect will kill an injury sooner than revenge

5] It is the first step that is troublesome

6] Give me fire and I’ll give you light

7] Don’t cast your pearls before swine

8] Experience is the mother of wisdom

9] Far from eye, far from heart

10] In a church, in an inn, and in a coffin, all men are equal

11] God’ s mill grids slow but sure

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

13] Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.

14] The early bird catches the worm

15] Many a little makes a mickle

16] What costs little is little esteemed

17] Truth lies at the bottom of the well

18] He is not poor that has little, but he that desires much

19] Every man has the defects of his own virtues (or qualities)

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

21] A crust is better than no bread.

22] Time and tide wait for no man

23] A dwarf on a giant’s shoulders sees the farther of the two

24] Courtesy on one side never lasts long

25] He that will thrive, must rise at five; he that has thriven, may lie till seven; but he that will never thrive may lie till eleven

26] He is a fool that kisses the maid when he may kiss the mistress

27] Better bend than break

28] When misfortune sleeps, let no one wake her

29] All’s fair in love and war

30] Wash your dirty linen at home

31] Bold resolution is the favourite of providence

32] Sooner will men hold fore in the mouth than keep a secret

33] Riches along make no men happy

34] An ill paymaster never wants excuse

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

36] On an open plain, the rhododendron is a tall tree

37] Love is sweet torment

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

39] Money is the sinews of war

40] Friendship cannot stand always on one side

41] To err is human; to forgive, divine

42] Better at home than a mile from it

43] Advise none to marry or to go to war

44] The balance distinguishes not between gold and lead

45] Take away fuel, take away flame

46] A wise man hears one word and understands two

47] Affection blinds reason

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

49] We live laws, not by examples

50] It is easier to raise the devil than to lay him

51] Set a beggar on horse back and he’ll ride to the devil

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

53] A strong town is not won in an hour

54] A friend in need is a friend indeed

55] Idleness is the root of all evil

56] Love will go through stone walls

57] Facts are more eloquent than oratory

58] There are two sides to every question

59] Envy shoots at others and wounds herself

60] It is easier to pour away water than to gather it.

61] He loses his thanks who promises and delays

62] When children stand quiet, they have done some ill.

63] Love sees no fault

64] Curses, like chickens, come home to roost

65] Welcome is the best dish in the kitchen

66] It is the bridle and spur that makes a good horse

67] Dead dogs bark not

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

69] Will is no skill

70] A beggar can never be bankrupt

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

72] Better late than never

73] Lookers-on see more than players

74] He that fights and runs away may live to fight another day

75] When the dog catches mice, it is meddling in the cat’s business.

76] The proof of the pudding lies in the eating

77] Far from eye, far from heart

78] He that promises too much means nothing

79] A man’s mother is his other God

80] The ass that brays most eats

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

82] A blister will rise upon one’s tongue that tells a lie

83] The righteous man sins before an open chest

84] He is a gentleman that has gentle conditions

85] The best wine comes from an old vessel

86] They say so’ is half a lie

87] Kind hearts are soonest wronged

88] Wiles help weak folk

89] First come, first served

90] Pat any man and dust will fly

91] Care brings grey hair.

92] First impressions are most lasting

93] Things are seldom what they seem.

94] One foot is better than two crutches

95] Cheats never prosper

96] The slowest barker is the surest biter

97] A good Conscience is the best divinity

98] Worse things happen at sea

99] Wise is the man who never exposes himself to unnecessary danger

100] Don’t take a bull in to a china shop.