Famous Proverbs

1] The darkest hour is that before the dawn

2] Time stays not for the fool’s leisure

3] Diligence is the mother of good luck

4] A gift much expected is paid, not given

5] If you play with fire you get burnt

6] All roads lead to Rome

7] Truthfulness becomes the gentleman

8] Better be out of the world than out of the fashion.

9] Much meat, much malady

10] Trusting often makes fidelity

11] Give him (or knaves) an inch and he (they) will take a yard (or mile)

12] Human blood is all of a colour

13] Mirth without measure is madness

14] A swine over-fat, is the cause of his own bane

15] No road is long with good company

16] Rain water leaks through the roof-top

17] Much meat, much malady

18] Man proposes, God disposes

19] It is easier to pour away water than to gather it.

20] Young saint, old devil.

21] Every one thinks his own sack heaviest

22] The falling drops hollow the stone

23] There’s no fence against ill fortune.

24] Blood cannot be washed out with blood

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

26] An enemy may chance to give good counsel

27] You cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs

28] Extremes meet

29] A gift in hand is better than two promises.

30] The end crowns the work.

31] A long tongue is a sign of a short hand

32] He who sits chatting about nothing loses his candle

33] It is better to have done something great than to have never been successful

34] Make haste slowly

35] Much law but little justice

36] The owl thinks her own young fairest

37] There is no fool like an old fool

38] The devil knows many things because he is old

39] Fair is not fair, but that which pleases.

40] Kindness lies in one side of the house

41] What one loses (or you lose) on the swings, one makes up (or you gain) on the roundabouts

42] Money gives a bold front: it doesn’t talk – it screams

43] The hasty leaps over his opportunities

44] It is a foolish bird that soils (or defiles ) its own nest

45] They also serve who only stand and wait

46] A door must be either shut or open

47] Three helping one another, bear the burthen of six

48] Busiest men find the most time

49] When the weather is cold, there is not such thing as dirty clothing

50] It is too late to husband when all is spent

51] The shoemaker’s son always goes barefoot.

52] Hard cases make bad law

53] To know the husband, observe the face of the wife

54] Everyone is a kin to the rich man

55] Look before you leap

56] Fortune knocks once at everyone’s door (or gate)

57] Nature will have her course

58] Possibilities are infinite

59] It is safer to hear and take counsel, than give it.

60] Be not afraid of going slowly; be only afraid of standing still

61] Where there is whispering there is lying

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

63] At the end of the game, you’ll see who’s the winner

64] Time lost cannot be recalled

65] Through obedience learn to command.

66] A small pepper is hotter than a large one

67] Not good is it to harp on the frayed string

68] Every man praises his own wares

69] Never spend your money before you have it

70] You cannot have your cake and eat it

71] Law cannot persuade where it cannot punish

72] He who rides on a tiger can never dismount

73] You scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours

74] Death is the grand leveler

75] Woods that grows warped can never be straightened

76] One beats the bush, and another catches the birds

77] Laws catch flies but let hornets go free

78] Pleasure has a sting in its tail

79] Confide in an aunt and the world will know

80] One can’t help many, but many can help one

81] Sadness and happiness succeed each other.

82] Wisdom is neither inheritance nor legacy

83] Why play music for a deal man or dance for a blind man?

84] At the game’s end we shall see who gains

85] Strike while the iron is hot

86] Money isn’t everything

87] Coming events cast their shadows before

88] The balance distinguishes not between gold and lead

89] III luck is good for something

90] An old man’s sayings are seldom untrue

91] An old ox makes a straight furrow

92] Lucky men need no counsel

93] If you walk in the sun, you will know the blessedness of being in the shade

94] United we stand, divided we fall

95] Hungry dogs will eat dirty puddings

96] You cannot make a crab walk straight

97] Don’t wear out (or outstay) your welcome

98] Even the lion must defend itself against flies

99] Let us eat and drink; for tomorrow we die.

100] All things are difficult before they are easy