Famous Proverbs

1] He is lifeless that is faultless

2] Better a husband without love than a jealous husband

3] Do not halloo till you are out of the wood

4] It is as hard to please a knave as knight

5] The good intention excuses the bad action

6] Fear of death is worse than death itself

7] The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak

8] The garment worn determines how one is served

9] Hope is the last thing to abandon the unhappy

10] Content is more than a kingdom

11] Money is the root of all evil

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

13] Conscience does make cowards of us all

14] He that sows virtue reaps fame

15] No man is infallible

16] Clothes do not make the man

17] A monk can’t shave his own head

18] Make the best of a bad job

19] Love knows no limit

20] The higher you climb, the harder you fall

21] Give and take is fair play

22] Plain dealing is best

23] Kindness lies in one side of the house

24] No man is indispensable

25] Money can influence even the spirits

26] Better an apple given than eaten

27] One cannot love and be wise

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

29] Alms never make poor

30] He that touches pitch shall be defiled

31] Some have been thought brave because they are afraid to run away

32] Life means strife

33] There would be no great ones if there were no little ones

34] Would you know what money is, got borrow some

35] Honey catches more files than vinegar.

36] He that will eat the kernel, must crack the nut

37] Every path has a puddle

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

39] A jack of all traders is master of none

40] Pardoning the bad is injuring the good

41] Prospect is often better than possession

42] A hungry man is angry man

43] Even Buddha has a limit to what he can tolerate

44] A bully is always a coward

45] A good servant must have good wages

46] Of three main roads, take the middle one

47] The little cannot be great unless he devours many

48] We don’t get something for nothing

49] There’s a black sheep in every flock

50] There is many a true word spoken in jest

51] An army marches on its stomach

52] He that hopes not for good, fears not evil.

53] The devil sometimes speaks the truth

54] When the fox preaches, then beware your geese

55] Opportunity makes the thief

56] Pat any man and dust will fly

57] So many countries, so many customs

58] He that wants health wants all

59] A good wife and health is a man’s best wealth

60] The best fish swim near the bottom

61] Like master, like man

62] The cat shuts its eyes while it steals cream

63] He stands not surely that never slips

64] He that asks faintly begs a denial.

65] All is vanity.

66] We are all Adam’s children

67] Failure teaches success

68] Stolen goods never thrive

69] He that does most at once, does least

70] We must not look for a golden life in an iron age

71] Second thoughts are best

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

73] Vast chasms can be filled, but the heart of man never

74] Tender-handed stroke a nettle, and it stings you for your pain: grasp it like a man of mettle, and it soft as silk remains

75] Moderation in all things

76] Good is good but better carries it

77] First creep, then walk

78] Cloudy mornings turn to clear afternoons

79] No like is the same.

80] Live and let live

81] Make haste slowly

82] Success has many friends

83] His bark is worse than his bite

84] Help a lame dog over a stile

85] Live not to eat, but eat to live

86] Health without money is half an ague

87] Pardon one offence and you encourage many

88] The coward threatens only when he is safe

89] So many men, so many opinions

90] Mount Fuji itself is not So beautiful to one who is cold and hungry

91] Noting is impossible to a willing heart

92] Many would be cowards, if they had courage enough

93] Virtue is its own reward

94] If one sheep leaps over the ditch (or dyke), all the rest will follow

95] They say so’ is half a lie

96] When the boat reaches the middle of the river, it is too late to repair the leak

97] None can guess the jewel by the casket

98] A creaking gate (or door) hangs long

99] It is better (or more blessed) to give than to take

100] You cannot put an old head on young shoulders.