Famous Proverbs

1] Who greases his way travels easily

2] Often and little eating makes a man fat

3] In wine there is truth

4] Men are not to be measured in inches

5] Learning is the eye of the mind

6] Work smart; don’t work hard

7] Adversity makes strange bedfellows

8] With patience and time, the mulberry leaf becomes a silk gown

9] Welcome is the best dish in the kitchen

10] He who last, laughs longest.

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

12] Better be alone than in bad company

13] Wrong has no warrant

14] It is no use crying over spilt milk

15] It is as hard to please a knave as knight

16] The gods send nuts to those who have no teeth

17] The envious man shall never want woe

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

19] He that never ate flesh, thinks a pudding is a dainty

20] To fright a bird is not the way to catch her

21] Much would have more

22] One volunteer is worth two pressed men

23] Take not a musket to kill a butterfly

24] Make hay while the sun shines

25] The bull must be taken by the horns

26] A little body often harbours a great soul

27] Love is lawless.

28] A scalded cat fears hot water.

29] It is ill waiting for dead men’s shoes

30] Muck and money go together

31] Curiosity is ill manners in another’s house

32] A fool always rushes to the fore.

33] Burn not your house to fright the mouse away

34] Had I fish’ was never good with garlic

35] Better wear out shoes than sheers.

36] Let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth

37] Discretion of speech is more than eloquence.

38] From hearing, comes wisdom; from speaking, repentance

39] Ill news comes unsent for.

40] The peacock has fair features, but foul feet.

41] You cannot put an old head on young shoulders.

42] Content is the philosopher’s stone that turns all it touches in to gold

43] Variety is charming

44] When the dog catches mice, it is meddling in the cat’s business.

45] Often and little eating makes a man fat

46] Bear and forbear

47] They are never alone that are accompanied with noble thoughts

48] If two men ride on a horse, one must ride behind

49] What is new cannot be true

50] He that eats least eats most

51] Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.

52] To the hungry soul, every bitter thing is sweet. To a thirsty man any drink is sweet.

53] His own ingenuity pricks him.

54] From word to deed is a great space

55] Why play the harp to a buffalo?

56] A light purse makes a heavy heart

57] Don’t hide your light under a bushel

58] He has not lost all who has one cast left

59] A friend is easier lost than found

60] There is no smoke without fire

61] He who wills the end, Wills the means

62] Adventures are to be adventurous

63] He that will eat the kernel, must crack the nut

64] Half the world knows not how the other half lives

65] All must be as God will

66] He who peeps through a hole, may see what will vex him

67] A soft answer turns away wrath

68] Every man has his faults

69] The tongue is more to be feared than the sword

70] The weeds overgrow the corn.

71] Kind hearts are more than coronets

72] Moderation in all things

73] Great fortune brings with it great misfortune

74] Better eye sore than al blind

75] Praise without profit puts little in the pot

76] Birds once snared fear all bushes

77] Mere wishes are silly fishes

78] He who touches pitch will be defiled

79] Better say noting than no to the purpose

80] A good wife and health is a man’s best wealth

81] Covetousness brings nothing home

82] You cannot make a crab walk straight

83] Even though one’s aunt sells the cakes, one will not buy unless they are cheap.

84] New lords, new laws

85] The sun shines upon all alike.

86] Many irons in the fire, some must cool

87] When meat is in anger is out

88] A good reaper deserves a good sickle.

89] You cannot have it both ways

90] It costs more to do ill than to do well

91] Seldom seen, soon forgotten

92] No feast lasts forever.

93] To be discontented is to be like a snake trying to swallow an elephant

94] Don’t go near the water until you learn how to swim

95] Seldom seen, soon forgotten

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

97] Give a lie a twenty-four-hour start, and you can never overtake it.

98] Nothing is impossible to a willing heart

99] Set a wolf to keep the sheep

100] A piece of churchyard fits every body