Famous Proverbs

1] The age of miracles is past

2] An ass endures his burden but not more than his burden

3] Praise is a spur to the good, a thorn to the evil

4] Better learn late than never

5] Bear and forbear

6] A kind heart loseth nought at last.

7] With seven nurses, the child loses its eye

8] There is no royal road to learning

9] The labour we delight in physics pain

10] Kingdoms divided soon fall

11] Love delights in praise

12] A man of knowledge increaseth strength

13] New meat begets a new appetite

14] A mouse may help a lion

15] He that has a good memory, gives few alms

16] As you bake, so shall you eat.

17] Better a husband without love than a jealous husband

18] Every man has his price

19] Men are not to be measured in inches

20] Money is the sinews of war

21] A man’s best fortune, or his worst, is a wife

22] The end makes all equal

23] There is no fool like an old fool

24] The cobbler’s children are always the worst shod

25] All heiresses are beautiful.

26] Words bind men

27] An oak is not felled at one stroke

28] Sour, sweet, bitter and pungent flavours must all be tasted

29] A fool may give a wise man counsel

30] Greedy eaters dig their graves with their teeth.

31] Misery loves company.

32] Know thyself

33] An ape’s an ape, a varlet’s a varlet, though they be clad in silk or scarlet

34] She’s her father’s (or mother’s) daughter

35] The exception proves the rule

36] There is truth in wine

37] It is ill sitting at Rome and striving against the pope

38] Be not too bold with your biggers or betters

39] He is an ill husband who is not missed

40] It is lawful to learn even from an enemy

41] Everything is good in its season

42] Error cannot be defended but by error

43] Don’t teach your grandmother how to suck eggs

44] Human blood is all of a colour

45] Every dog has his (its) day

46] Six feet of earth make all men equal

47] Advice when most needed is least heeded

48] No road is long with good company

49] Half an egg is better than empty shell

50] Pinch the right thigh and the left will feel the pain too.

51] Misfortunes find their way even on the darkest night

52] There are as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it

53] It is an ill sign to see a fox lick a lamb

54] Better children weep than old men

55] Curses, like chickens, come home to roost

56] A man of knowledge increaseth strength

57] It is easy to be wise after the event

58] Little and often fills the purse

59] Everything in moderation.

60] It is a foolish sheep that makes the wolf his confessor

61] The proof of the pudding lies in the eating

62] Marriage is a lottery

63] A bow long bent at last waxes weak

64] If the devil finds a man idle, he’ll set him to work

65] It is best to be on the safe side

66] Nothing is given so freely as advice

67] What is worth doing is worth doing well

68] A good name is better than a golden girdle

69] He who never was sick dies the first fit

70] Solitude is the best nurse of wisdom

71] You cannot unscramble eggs

72] Man does what he can, and God what he will

73] It takes all sorts to make a world

74] Remember, you are but a man

75] Hitch your wagon to a star

76] He that has a fellow-ruler, has an over-ruler. ¶ There is no good accord, where every man would be a lord

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

78] The earthen pot must keep clear of the brass kettle

79] They are rich who have true friends

80] A banana tree won’t bear fruit twice.

81] Goods that are much on show lose their colour

82] Far fowls have fair feather

83] If you play with fire you get burnt

84] It’s a silly fish that is caught twice with the same bait.

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

86] Nothing succeeds like success

87] Ale will make a cat speak

88] Familiarity breeds contempt

89] Nothing so bad as not to be good for something

90] It takes a wise man to be a fool

91] Early sow, early mow

92] All must be as God will

93] More have repented speech than silence

94] A man of courage never wants weapons

95] All things for not all persons

96] Wise men silent, fools talk

97] As you brew, so shall you drink.

98] Strings high stretched either soon crack or quickly grow out of tune.

99] Common fame is a liar

100] Give a clown your finger, and he will take your hand