Famous Proverbs

1] Afflictions are sent to us by God for our good

2] It will be the same a hundred years hence

3] Dirty linen should be washed at home

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

5] Keep conscience clear, then never fear

6] Venture a small fish to catch a great one.

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

8] Names and natures do often agree

9] A good lawyer must be a great liar

10] Love is sweet torment

11] The last drop makes the cup run over

12] The fowler’s pipe sounds sweet till the bird is caught.

13] Money is the sinews of war

14] Good hand, good hire

15] Laugh and the world laughs with you; weep and you weep alone

16] The submitting to one wrong brings on another

17] What the king wills, that the law wills

18] Local ginger is never as hot as imported ginger

19] Easter so longed for is gone in a day

20] Tomorrow is another day

21] Hear twice before you speak once

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

23] Everyone to his taste

24] An honorable man would rather be a chicken’s beak than the rump of an ox.

25] Better bend than break

26] Children should be seen and not heard

27] Fools grow without watering.

28] Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

29] Nearest the heart comes out first

30] Fool rush in where angels fear to trend

31] Slow help is no help

32] One kindness is the price of another

33] A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

34] The worth of a thing is what it will bring

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

36] Marry in haste, repent at leisure

37] At a good bargain thinks twice

38] Nothing venture (or ventured), nothing gain (or gained)

39] Who greases his way travels easily

40] Greedy eaters dig their graves with their teeth.

41] The owl thinks her own young fairest

42] The hunchback does not see his own hump, but his companion’s

43] Goods that are much on show lose their colour

44] Love will go through stone walls

45] Diligence is the mother of good fortune

46] Necessity is a powerful weapon

47] Through obedience learn to command.

48] An Englishman’s home is his castle

49] Cheats never prosper

50] Nothing costs so much as what is given us

51] Beauty is potent but money is omnipotent

52] Confide in an aunt and the world will know

53] Prove your friend ere you have need

54] The Friar Preached against stealing and had a goose in his sleeve

55] Might knows no right

56] If you cannot bite never show your teeth

57] Lovers’ quarrels are soon mended

58] The axe falls on a straight tree first

59] Who repairs not his gutter, repairs his whole house

60] Like master, like man

61] God is a sure paymaster

62] No man is infallible

63] Hunger drives the wolf out of the wood

64] Better be safe than sorry

65] All men are mortal

66] First impressions are the most lasting

67] Never too late to learn

68] When two tigers fight, one is sure to be hurt

69] The devil’s children have the devil’s luck

70] Fortune is blind

71] Give credit where credit is due

72] How who makes no mistakes, makes nothing.

73] A child can have too much of his mother’s blessings

74] Expectation is better than realisation

75] History repeats itself

76] Patience is a plaster for all sores

77] The weeds overgrow the corn.

78] Past experiences are the best guide for future undertakings

79] Stolen pleasures are sweetest

80] Busiest men find the most time

81] Good merchandise finds a ready buyer

82] Borrowed garments never fit well

83] All’s well that ends well

84] It is misery enough to have once been happy

85] The blind man is not afraid of ghosts

86] Failure teaches success

87] Numbers overcome the brave

88] Never grieve for what you cannot help

89] Give credit where credit is due

90] A blind man who sees is better than a seeing man who is blind

91] Ill gotten, ill spent

92] Actions speak louder than words

93] A liar is sooner caught than a cripple

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

95] The mob has many heads but no brains

96] War, hunting and love are as full of trouble as pleasure

97] To teach is to learn twice over

98] God rejoices when one beggar scratches another

99] The surest way to remain poor is to be an honest man

100] The more cost, the more honour