Famous Proverbs

1] Catch not at the shadow and lose the substance

2] One potter envies another

3] The more you get, the more you want

4] Whether the pitcher strikes the stone, or the stone the pitcher, it is bad for the pitcher

5] Advice when most needed is least heeded

6] Set a wolf to keep the sheep

7] The morning hour has gold in its mouth

8] The pleasures of the mighty are the tears of the poor

9] A bad workman always blames his tools

10] If God does not give us what we want, He gives us what we need

11] Anger begins with folly and ends with repentance.

12] In wine there is truth

13] He who holds the ladder is as bad as the thief

14] Without diligence, no prize

15] A fair face may hide a foul heart.

16] An open door may tempt a saint

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

18] Never do things by halves

19] Shrimps get broken backs when whales fight

20] Judge not the tree by its bark

21] Every advantage has its disadvantage

22] Nature is conquered by obeying her

23] Silence never makes mistakes

24] Love is never without jealousy

25] The dog that fetches, will carry.

26] He that is fallen cannot help him that is down

27] The best fish swim near the bottom

28] He is an ill husband who is not missed

29] Wise men are caught in wiles

30] Evil to him who evil thinks.

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

32] You never miss the water till the well runs dry

33] Coming events cast their shadows before

34] A good name is a rich heritage

35] Everyone puts his fault on the times.

36] If you pay not a servant his wages, he will pay himself

37] If Jack’s in love, he’s no judge of Jill’s beauty

38] If the cap fits, wear it

39] Light grows the burden which is well borne

40] A chain is no stronger than its weakest link

41] Give a servant a rod, and he’ll beat his master

42] First thrive then wive

43] It takes two to make a quarrel

44] Union (or Unity) is strength

45] Fair face, foul heart

46] Catch your bear before you sell its skin

47] God defend me from my friends; from enemies, I can defend myself.

48] No man fears what he has seen grow

49] Gnaw the bone which is fallen to thy lot

50] The higher you climb, the harder you fall

51] Fool rush in where angels fear to trend

52] Love rules without a sword, and binds without a cord

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

54] Hope is the poor man’s bread

55] Through obedience learn to command.

56] Marriage halves our griefs, doubles our joys and quadruples our expenses

57] Experience is the best teacher

58] He is not laughed at the laughs at himself first

59] The fine pullet shows its excellence from the egg.

60] Never say die

61] If the mountain will not come to Mohammed, then Mohammed must go to the mountain.

62] An ill marriage is a spring of ill fortune

63] Better be alone than in bad company

64] Though a lie be swift the truth overtakes it

65] Know your own faults before blaming others for theirs.

66] Gifts blind the eyes.

67] Quietness is a great treasure

68] Boys will be boys

69] Fair play’s a jewel

70] True doctrines require no miracles

71] Know when to spend and when to spare, and you need not be busy, you’ll never be bare

72] An old man is a bed full of bones

73] Don’t try to run before you walk

74] One hand washes the other

75] It is good fishing in troubled waters

76] New meat begets a new appetite

77] When a man grows angry, his reason rides out.

78] Bear with evil and expect good

79] Everything must have a beginning

80] Burn not your house to fright the mouse away

81] A door must be either shut or open

82] A willful man will have his way

83] One fool praises another

84] Some are wise and some are otherwise

85] Better an apple given than eaten

86] First think, and then speak

87] Even the tiger will appear if you talk about him

88] A friend is easier lost than found

89] Do it now

90] Keep no more cats than will catch mice

91] An obedient wife commands her husband

92] He who says what he likes shall hear what he does not like

93] A person with a determined heart frightens Problems away

94] Half a word is enough for a wise man

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

96] Necessity is a powerful weapon

97] Better be safe than sorry

98] Death does not recognize strength

99] The proud will sooner lose than ask the way

100] He who does no good, does evil enough