Famous Proverbs

1] What can’t be cured must be endured

2] Do unto others as you would they should do unto you.

3] When in doubt, do nothing

4] The dog that is idle barks at his fleas, but he that is hunting feels them not.

5] What has been, may be

6] God gives us the milk, but not the pail

7] The worse the evil, the calmer we face it.

8] Muck and money go together

9] Loyalty is worth more than money

10] No playing with a straw before an old cat.

11] Better late than never

12] All our pomp the earth covers

13] A man turned pig no longer fears filth

14] Honey catches more files than vinegar.

15] Misfortunes never come singly

16] Those that make the best use of their time, have none to spare

17] It is as well to know which way the wind blows

18] It is a good tongue that says no ill, and a better heart that thinks none

19] A closed mouth catches no files

20] Lend your money and lose a friend

21] Boys will be boys

22] If you have known one, you have known them all

23] When in Rome, do as the Romans do

24] Learn to see in another’s misfortune, the ills which you should avoid.

25] A wounded reputation is seldom cured

26] There’s small choice in rotten apples.

27] He who rides on a tiger can never dismount

28] Drops that gather one by one finally become a sea

29] God arms the harmless

30] Big words seldom go with good deeds

31] Truth lies at the bottom of the well

32] If the lad goes to the well against his will, either the can will break or the water will spill

33] You eat, I dreams, the custard of the day

34] Quietness is a great treasure

35] Excessive politeness is often a cloak for insincerity

36] It is no use crying over spilt milk

37] We are all Adam’s children

38] That which proves too much proves nothing

39] Strike while the iron is hot

40] A watched pot never boils

41] Every bean has its black

42] Many kiss the hand they wish to cut off

43] Spread the table, and contention will cease

44] In your anxiety to avoid losing a drop, you spill the whole lot

45] A gift much expected is paid, not given

46] What you lose on the swings, you gain on the roundabouts

47] Where there is whispering there is lying

48] Care brings grey hair.

49] Slow but sure wins the race

50] An old fox is not easily snared

51] A good conscience is a sure card

52] Submitting to one wrong brings on another.

53] Give a fool (or a thief) enough rope and he will hang himself

54] The knowledge of a learned man is limited if he stays at home all the time

55] Alms never make poor

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

57] Hypocrisy is a homage that vice pay to virtue

58] He that promises too much means nothing

59] The race is got by running

60] He who does not rise with the sun does not enjoy the day

61] Fools rush in where angles fear to tread

62] Trusting often makes fidelity

63] To beat a tiger, one must have a brother’s help.

64] Better at home than a mile from it

65] The mouse that has but one hole is quickly taken

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

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

68] What is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander

69] Good wine needs no bush

70] Set a wolf to keep the sheep

71] Desire beautifies what is ugly

72] No misfortune will go on forever

73] If fortune turns against you, even jelly breaks your tooth

74] Money talks

75] A liar is not believed when he speaks the truth

76] All things are easy, that are done willingly

77] It is the bridle and spur that makes a good horse

78] Greedy eaters dig their graves with their teeth.

79] Saving one man’s life is better than building a seven- storied temple.

80] The devil knows many things because he is old

81] The more wicked, the more lucky

82] Love your neighbour, yet pull not down your hedge

83] Ill comes often on the back worse

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

85] The anvil lasts longer than the hammer

86] Riches along make no men happy

87] Vast chasms can be filled, but the heart of man never

88] In the end, things will mend

89] Alms never make poor

90] If you would make an enemy, lend a man money and ask it of him again

91] Lose a leg rather than a life

92] He that talks much, errs much

93] Do as most men do, then most men well speak well of you

94] No misfortune will go on forever

95] Wait’ is a hard word to the hungry.

96] An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth

97] What soberness conceals, drunkenness reveals

98] Every medal has its reverse

99] Better cut the shoe than pinch the foot

100] If wishes were butter cakes, beggars might bite