Famous Proverbs

1] He that asks faintly begs a denial.

2] Confess and be hanged

3] He that compiles against his will, is of his own opinion still

4] He that eats least eats most

5] Every tub must stand on its own bottom

6] They that dance must pay the fiddler

7] Soon hot, soon cold

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

9] Don’t have too many irons in the fire

10] The owl thinks her own young fairest

11] By his deeds we know a man

12] Best is cheapest

13] Come with the wind, got with the water

14] Make the best of a bad bargain

15] The pitcher goes so often to me well that it is broken at last

16] He that has a tongue in his head may find his way anywhere

17] Arms bend inwards – not outwards.

18] A man of knowledge increaseth strength

19] While the word is in your mouth, it is your own; when ‘tis another’s

20] Afflictions are sent to us by God for our good

21] A man of many trades, begs his bread on Sunday

22] Time has wings

23] A word is enough to the wise

24] The weakest goes to the wall

25] First things first

26] Set a wolf to keep the sheep

27] Better be a fool than a knave

28] Money has no smell

29] Lend your money and lose a friend

30] The anvil lasts longer than the hammer

31] A little impatience will spoil great plans

32] The labour we delight in physics pain

33] It is n time to stoop when the head is off.

34] A good garden may have some ill weeds

35] Eaten bread is soon forgotten

36] Long tarrying takes all the thanks away

37] Too long burden makes weary bones

38] The deed comes back upon the doer.

39] Though the left hand conquers the right, no advantage is gained

40] The whole boat is putrid because of a single carp

41] Nothing is so popular as kindness.

42] Death is the grand leveler

43] He that demands misses not, unless his demands be foolish

44] Riches along make no men happy

45] Beware of no man more than himself

46] The pitcher goes so often to me well that it is broken at last

47] The bread never falls but on its buttered side

48] With constancy of purpose, you can file a steel rod in to the needle you need

49] Charity covers a Multitude of sins

50] The tyranny of a multitude is a multiplied tyranny

51] It is useless to flog a dead horse

52] Like breeds like

53] One drop of poison infects the whole tun of wine

54] Never make threats you cannot carry out.

55] One father is more than a hundred school masters

56] We must not look for a golden life in an iron age

57] There is no royal road to learning

58] When one door shuts, another opens

59] An honorable man would rather be a chicken’s beak than the rump of an ox.

60] Slow but sure wins the race

61] Don’t hide your light under a bushel

62] A scalded cat fears hot water.

63] The bird is known by his note, the man by his words

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

65] The hen that lays the eggs knows the pain

66] God provides for him that trusts

67] Money makes the man

68] One may change the place but not the mind.

69] Knowledge is the mother of all virtue; all vice proceeds from ignorance

70] He who considers too much will perform little.

71] One fool praises another

72] Words bind men

73] Bold men have generous hearts

74] Valour would fight, but discretion would run away

75] Everything must have a beginning

76] He who is afraid of asking is ashamed of learning

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

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

79] When a dwarf ascends a staircase, he gets higher every step

80] Death keeps no calendar

81] Better do a kindness near home than go to a temple far away to burn incense.

82] What is worth doing is worth doing well

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

84] An old horse knows the route

85] He that falls today may rise tomorrow

86] A loveless life is a living death

87] Make hay while the sun shines

88] Beware of a silent man and still water

89] Punctuality is the politeness of kings.

90] The cord breaks t last by the weakest pull

91] You must grin and bear it

92] Between two stools you fall to the ground

93] A wounded reputation is seldom cured

94] It is well to live that one may learn

95] The wisest of the wise may err.

96] The eye of the master will do more work than both his hands

97] Through obedience learn to command.

98] If you would be well served, serve yourself

99] He who can wait obtains what he wishes.

100] Truthfulness becomes the gentleman