Famous Proverbs

1] The heart soon forgets what the eye sees not

2] The strong man and the waterfall channel their own path

3] Ill gotten, ill spent

4] You cannot know the wine by the barrel

5] A wicked man is his own hell

6] Six feet of earth make all men equal

7] I may not have tasted their flesh but I’ve seen enough to know how pigs walk

8] To advise someone not to gamble is to win money for him

9] He that ventures not fails not.

10] United we stand, divided we fall

11] An old man’s sayings are seldom untrue

12] He who sits chatting about nothing loses his candle

13] All’s well that ends well

14] First impressions are most lasting

15] Poor men seek meat for their stomach; rich men stomach for their meat.

16] Tell a lie and stick to it.

17] A good name is better than riches

18] Zeal is fit only for wise men, but is found mostly in fools

19] We should publish our joys and conceal our griefs

20] A white –wasted crow will not long remain white

21] Truth conquers all things

22] A tiger that roars is not a man-eater

23] Let every pedlar carry his own burden

24] A change is as good as rest

25] Valour delights in the test

26] Never trouble trouble till trouble troubles you

27] Pride dines on vanity, sups on contempt

28] Too long burden makes weary bones

29] The buyer needs a hundred eyes, the seller but one

30] The Pen is mightier than the sword

31] It at first you don’t succeed, try, try, try again

32] Counsel must be followed, not praised.

33] Welcome is the best dish in the kitchen

34] Soon gotten, soon spent

35] When a friend asks, there is not tomorrow

36] Grasp all, lose all

37] No man knows what good is than he who has endured evil

38] Grief pent up will break the heart

39] Envy shoots at others and wounds herself

40] Sorrow will pay no debt

41] When bitterness reaches its extreme, sweetness will follow

42] It is too late to call back yesterday

43] Every man must carry his own cross

44] When good cheer is lacking, our friends will be packing

45] Eaten bread is soon forgotten

46] Anger makes a rich man hated, and a poor man scorned.

47] Hitch your wagon to a star

48] Life begins only in success

49] A prophet is without honour in his own country

50] Take time by the forelock

51] The cobbler should stick to his last

52] Death does not recognize strength

53] It is lawful to learn even from an enemy

54] The escaped mouse ever feels the taste of the bait.

55] One sword keeps another in the sheath

56] All good things must come to an end

57] The proof of the pudding lies in the eating

58] Don’t wash your dirty linen in public

59] You may lead (or take) a horse to water, but you cannot make him drink

60] Open confession is good for the soul

61] He that brings good news, knocks hard

62] Cheap is dear in the long run.

63] Where your will is ready, your feet are light

64] The leopard cannot change its spots

65] Safety lies in the middle course

66] A forced kindness deserves no thanks

67] Arms bend inwards – not outwards.

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

69] Worse things happen at sea

70] The sieve says to the needle, “You’ve hole in your head”.(

71] Time lost cannot be recalled

72] Anger without power is folly

73] Bells call others, but themselves enter not in to the church

74] Take the tone of the company you are in

75] Wash your dirty linen at home

76] Might knows no right

77] Every dog has his day

78] Better learn late than never

79] If you sing before breakfast, you’ll cry before night

80] No flying without wings.

81] Rust wastes more than use

82] It is easy to get a thousand prescriptions but hard to find a cure.

83] No man can serve two masters

84] A little impatience will spoil great plans

85] The tide never goes out so far but it always comes in again

86] All truths are not to be told

87] All heiresses are beautiful.

88] Win a good reputation, and sleep at your ease

89] The money you refuse will never do you good

90] Whatever is made by the hand of man, by the hand of man by overturned

91] We always weaken whatever we exaggerate

92] Courtesy on one side never lasts long

93] Accidents will happen

94] A cotton dress wants to be alongside a silk one

95] Nature is content with little.

96] Great minds think alike

97] There is nothing that costs less than civility

98] Creditors have better memories than debtors

99] A wise man hears one word and understands two

100] The highest branch is not the safest roost