Famous Proverbs

1] At the end of the game, the king and pawn go in to the same bag.

2] When a fool is sent to market, the storekeepers rejoice

3] Accidents will happen

4] Better beg than steal.

5] A straw will show which way the wind blows.

6] The first step is the only difficulty

7] A hungry man smells meat afar off

8] Acorns were good till bread was found

9] Will is the cause of woe

10] No matter how much perfume you put on an onion, it will still emit a bad smell.

11] Good horses always get ridden; good men get imposed upon.

12] It is not the burden but the overburden that kills the beast

13] He that dwells next door to a cripple, will learn to halt

14] A blow with a word strikes deeper than a blow with a sword

15] He that mischief hatches mischief catches.

16] Trouble brings experience and experience brings wisdom

17] Better wear out shoes than sheers.

18] Gnaw the bone which is fallen to thy lot

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

20] Open confession is good for the soul

21] History repeats itself

22] All is vanity.

23] Where there’s muck, there’s money

24] There is many a good tune played on an old fiddle

25] If the fingers of one hand quarrel, they cannot pick up food

26] All roads lead to Rome

27] Love me, love my dog

28] The righteous man sins before an open chest

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

30] Don’t pour out the dirty water before you have cleaned

31] Woods that grows warped can never be straightened

32] Needs must when the evil drives

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

34] Failure teaches success

35] Let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth

36] A gift much expected is paid, not given

37] Red ink gives what it touches a pink glow; black ink gives what it touches a dirty stain.

38] Kind hearts are soonest wronged

39] Look at the bright side

40] Coming events cast their shadows before

41] Words have wings, and cannot be recalled

42] It is better to travel hopefully than to arrive

43] Eaten bread is soon forgotten

44] Fine feathers make fine birds.

45] Rats desert (or forsake) a sinking ship

46] Her that is down need fear no fall

47] Don’t make yourself a mouse, or the cat will eat you

48] A wise man changes his mind, a fool never.

49] The best horse needs breaking, and the aptest child needs teaching

50] He that sings on Friday, will weep on Sunday

51] He that has a wife, has strife

52] When you are an anvil, hold still; when you are an anvil, hold still; when you are a hammer, strike your fill.

53] The best remedy against an ill man, is much ground between

54] Make the best of a bad bargain

55] Money is the sinew of affairs

56] Wake not a sleeping lion

57] Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

58] III luck is good for something

59] It is late to cover the well when the child is drowned.

60] Do right and fear no man

61] Servants will not be diligent, where the master’s negligent

62] Love your friend with his fault

63] When things are at the worst, they begin to mend

64] Wine and wenches empty men’s purses

65] When two men look after a horse, it will surely be thin; when two families keep a boat, it will surely leak

66] Repeat a piece of good advice three times and even a dog will be bored.

67] Misfortunes never come singly

68] Harp not for ever on the same string

69] Dangerous foreseen are soonest prevented

70] Envy eats nothing but it own heart

71] Let another’s shipwreck be you sea-mark.

72] Those who sell dog-meat often display a lamb’s head

73] Don’t put all your eggs in one basket

74] A man’s studies pass in to his character

75] Take not a musket to kill a butterfly

76] Nothing stake, nothing draw.

77] Neither a borrower nor a lender be.

78] Work won’t kill but worry will.

79] To the hungry soul, every bitter thing is sweet. To a thirsty man any drink is sweet.

80] Nearest the heart comes out first

81] A bully never grows up.

82] God’ s mill grids slow but sure

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

84] Tell the truth and shame the devil

85] If you want peace, prepare for war

86] Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.

87] Shame arises more from fear of men than of God

88] Lovers are madmen

89] Every dog is valiant at his won door

90] Marriage is a lottery

91] The eye is bigger than the belly

92] All covet all lose.

93] All truths are not to be told

94] Friendship is a plant which must be often watered

95] He that travels far knows much

96] Distance lends enchantment to the view

97] Throw out a sprat to catch a mackerel

98] Ill gotten, ill spent

99] Deeds are fruits; words are but leaves

100] Don’t ride the high horse