Famous Proverbs

1] Never do evil that good may come of it

2] Every ass thinks himself worthy to stand with the kings horses.

3] Men make houses, women make homes

4] Where there’s a will there’s a way

5] A good scare is worth more to a man than good advice

6] Nothing is impossible to a willing heart

7] Cheats never prosper

8] One must howl with the wolves

9] Open a book and you profit by what you read

10] Great trees keep down the little ones

11] A good paymaster never wants workmen

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

13] Little by little and bit by bit.

14] The king can do no wrong

15] God comes with leaden feet, but strikes with iron hands

16] From hearing, comes wisdom; from speaking, repentance

17] Seldom is a long man wise, or a low man lowly

18] A straight stick is crooked in water

19] Where ignorance is bliss, ‘tis folly to be wise

20] Through indecision, opportunity is often lost.

21] Life would be too smooth, if it has no rubs in it.

22] The first time, a novice the second time, an adept

23] Every dog is a lion at home

24] In your anxiety to avoid losing a drop, you spill the whole lot

25] The worst wheel of the cart creaks most

26] Might knows no right

27] He that tells a secret, is another’s servant.

28] Laughter makes good blood

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

30] Friendship should not be all on one side

31] Rule youth well and age will rule itself

32] Nothing so bad in which there is not something of good

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

34] Every dog is valiant at his won door

35] It is not work that kills but worry

36] What is worth doing is worth doing well

37] There is no redemption from hell

38] A man can die but once

39] Our own opinion is never wrong

40] Ninety per cent of inspiration is perspiration

41] Beware of him who makes thee presents

42] Brute strength without reason falls of its own weight

43] Idleness (or An idle brain) is the devil’s workshop

44] He that never ate flesh, thinks a pudding is a dainty

45] He who touches pitch will be defiled

46] He seems wise with whom all things thrive

47] Forewarned, forearmed; to be prepared is half the victory

48] The joy of the heart makes the face fair.

49] He mediates revenge who least complains.

50] Habits are at first cobwebs, at last cables.

51] Give a lie a twenty-four-hour start, and you can never overtake it.

52] There is a black sheep in every flock

53] Those near the temple deride the gods

54] God (or Providence) is always on the side of big battalions

55] It is hard to sail over the sea in an egg-shell

56] He laughs ill that laughs himself to death

57] Rip not up old sores

58] Drunkards and fools cannot lie.

59] Better some of a pudding than none of a pie.

60] Nothing is as good as it seems before hand

61] Oaks may fall when reeds stand the storm

62] Don’t kick against the pricks

63] If there were no clouds, we should not enjoy the sun

64] A thing you don’t want is dear at any price.

65] Friends agree best at a distance

66] Evil often triumphs but never conquers.

67] The flesh is aye fairest that is farthest from the bone

68] It is easy to find a stick to beat a dog

69] Words cut more than swords

70] A bow long bent at last waxes weak

71] The first time, a novice the second time, an adept

72] We shall beat our swords into ploughshares

73] Might knows no right

74] What costs little is little esteemed

75] The courteous one learns his courtesy from the discourteous.

76] Oaks may fall when reeds stand the storm

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

78] Blessings brighten as they take their flight

79] The worse luck now, the better another time

80] Good goods are not cheap; cheap goods are not good

81] Pardoning the bad is injuring the good

82] Covetousness is the root of all evil

83] You cannot unscramble eggs

84] Example, is better than precept

85] An ounce of mother is worth a ton of priest

86] Don’t meet trouble half-way

87] Know thyself

88] Keep not ill men company, lest you increase the number

89] The more a man dreams, the less he believes

90] Forgiveness is perfect when the sin is not remembered

91] If you would know the value of a ducat, try to borrow one

92] Man may have a thousand plans, but god’s plan is best

93] Care is no cure

94] Prosperity makes friends, adversity tries them

95] He who does no good, does evil enough

96] Silence is a woman’s best garment

97] Tune the harp strings to be neither too loose nor too taut

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

99] The pot calls the kettle black

100] Safety lies in the middle course