Famous Proverbs

1] There is death in the pot.

2] Mercy to the criminal may be cruelty to the people

3] The shoemaker’s son always goes barefoot.

4] Have patience with a friend rather than lost him forever.

5] A fool’s mouth is his destruction

6] Those who live near water know the nature of fish; those who live near hills know the calls of birds

7] A little learning is dangerous thing

8] Nature is content with little.

9] Through obedience learn to command.

10] Pride dines on vanity, sups on contempt

11] Lose a leg rather than a life

12] All heiresses are beautiful.

13] The perfect good is the exercise of virtue

14] None are so fond of secrets as those who don’t mean to keep them

15] It’s a long lane that has no turning

16] The king can do no wrong

17] No man is wise at all times

18] The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak

19] Habits are at first cobwebs, at last cables.

20] Sadness and happiness succeed each other.

21] He gives twice who gives quickly

22] He is rich that has few wants

23] A man must plough with such oxen as he has

24] Loyalty is worth more than money

25] The poor sit on the front benches in Paradise

26] Under the tongue, men are crushed to death

27] We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.

28] An old man is a bed full of bones

29] We always weaken whatever we exaggerate

30] The slowest barker is the surest biter

31] Laws catch flies but let hornets go free

32] When the cat is away, the mice will play

33] A fool at forty is a fool indeed

34] Long roads test the horse; long dealings test the friend

35] Cheats never prosper

36] Do unto others as they should do unto you

37] Where every man is master, the world goes to wrack

38] Habits are at first cobwebs, at last cables.

39] A gift much expected is paid, not given

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

41] If Jack’s in love, he’s no judge of Jill’s beauty

42] If the fingers of one hand quarrel, they cannot pick up food

43] A goose drinks as much as gander

44] Burn not your house to fright the mouse away

45] He that stumbles twice over one stone, deserves to break his shin

46] A good beginning makes a good ending.

47] What is the good of a sundial in the shade?

48] One must howl with the wolves

49] A good name is better than riches

50] Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion

51] Habits are at first cobwebs, at last cables

52] Where there is peace, there is blessing

53] A mill cannot grind with water that is past

54] All things for not all persons

55] The axe falls on a straight tree first

56] Long tarrying takes all the thanks away

57] Who suffers much is silent

58] If every man would sweep before his own door, the city would soon be clean

59] Corn him well and he will work better

60] It is not the hood that makes the monk.

61] Barking dogs seldom bite

62] A liar can go round the world but cannot come back

63] It is never too late to mend

64] He who cannot put up with extreme hardship cannot be the best among men

65] The eye that sees all things else sees not itself

66] Go not to hell for company

67] Care brings grey hair.

68] Praise without profit puts little in the pot

69] Waste not, want not

70] Life is short and time is swift

71] Gold may be bought too dear

72] All heiresses are beautiful.

73] Some people will never learn anything because they understand everything too soon.

74] Bad excuses are worse than none.

75] When in doubt, do nothing

76] Calamity is the touchstone of a brave mind

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

78] He laughs best who laughs last

79] A man apt to promise, is apt to forget

80] Scatter with one hand, gather with two

81] Better a bare foot than none

82] Necessity is the mother of invention

83] If you put noting into your purse, you can take nothing out

84] Truth is mighty and will prevail

85] Bad luck often brings good luck

86] He who has a mind to beat his dog will easily find a stick.

87] Greedy eaters dig their graves with their teeth.

88] A contented mind is a perpetual feast

89] Thatch your roof before the rain begins

90] Nothing is given so freely as advice

91] It will be the same a hundred years hence

92] Beware of a silent man and still water

93] Keep your eyes open: a sale is a sale

94] Will is no skill

95] A learned man has always riches in himself

96] There are two sides to every question

97] The peony, though large, is useless; the date blossom, though small, yields fruit

98] Practice what you preach

99] The best throw of the dice is to throw them away

100] What we have seen with out own eyes is very much but what we have not seen is infinite.