Famous Proverbs

1] He that flings dirt at another dirtieth himself most

2] Time flees without a delay

3] The last drop makes the cup run over

4] One today is worth two tomorrows

5] Spread the table, and contention will cease

6] Where there is whispering there is lying

7] That fish will soon be caught that nibbles at every bait

8] An occasion lost cannot be redeemed

9] Ask no question and you’ll be told no lies

10] The company makes the feast

11] Virtue has all things in itself

12] The anvil lasts longer than the hammer

13] He that obey cannot command

14] A man of gladness seldom falls into madness

15] The little cannot be great unless he devours many

16] When a man grows angry, his reason rides out.

17] The fowler’s pipe sounds sweet till the bird is caught.

18] Few words are best

19] Idle folks lack no excuses

20] Misfortune does not always come to injure

21] They that dance must pay the fiddler

22] The pen is the tongue of the hand

23] Who hath a good trade, through all waters may wade

24] Lavishness is not generosity

25] He that has no shame has no conscience

26] He conquers who endures

27] One foot is better than two crutches

28] He that makes himself a sheep, shall be eaten by the wolf

29] The bull must be taken by the horns

30] A kind heart loseth nought at last.

31] If you walk in the sun, you will know the blessedness of being in the shade

32] If you wish good advice, consult an old man

33] A quarrelsome man has no good neighbours

34] There is a black sheep in every flock

35] Hasty work, double work,

36] Health is not value till sickness comes

37] Fine feathers make fine birds.

38] Give and spend, and God will send

39] Learn weeping and you shall gain laughing

40] The goat must browse where she is tied

41] He who teaches learns

42] The love of money is the root of all evil

43] He that makes himself a sheep, shall be eaten by the wolf

44] He that cannot ask, cannot live

45] Self do, self have

46] Hunger is the best sauce

47] He that serves well need not be afraid to ask his wages

48] Nothing is easy to the unwilling

49] The morning hour has gold in its mouth

50] He that has no shame has no conscience

51] Fair is not fair, but that which pleases.

52] Thrift is a great revenue

53] It is easier to capture a tiger in the hills than to ask for favours from a man

54] Poor men go to heaven as soon as rich

55] What will not money do?

56] Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth

57] It takes all sorts to make a world

58] Never catch a falling knife or a falling friend

59] A gift in hand is better than two promises.

60] III counsel mars all

61] Past experiences are the best guide for future undertakings

62] It is good fishing in troubled waters

63] He that would have eggs must endure the cackling of hens

64] Hunger finds no fault with the cookery

65] Familiarity breeds contempt

66] Beauty is but skin-deep

67] New brooms sweep clean

68] A true man and a thief think not the same

69] Waste is not grandeur

70] He that pities another remembers himself

71] He that falls today may rise tomorrow

72] The great fish eat up the small

73] Let another’s shipwreck be you sea-mark.

74] To teach is to learn twice over

75] Don’t try to run before you walk

76] Hungry dogs will eat dirty puddings

77] God is always on the side of the big battalions

78] It’s either not to begin or not to stop once you’ve begun

79] A foolish man knows not the art of forgiveness

80] Desires are nourished by delays

81] Hard words break no bones

82] He that loveth danger shall perish therein

83] Fair is not fair, but that which pleases.

84] It is best to be on the safe side

85] Wise men do not argue with idiots

86] Diamond cuts diamond

87] Every shoe fits not every foot

88] Beauty is potent but money is omnipotent

89] Even a worm will turn

90] The little cannot be great unless he devours many

91] Diligence is the mother of good luck

92] Credit lost is like a Venice glass broken

93] You cannot make a crab walk straight

94] One hour today is worth two tomorrow

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

96] Cloudy mornings turn to clear afternoons

97] Poor folk fare the best

98] Who is worse shod than the shoemaker’s wife?

99] Thatch your roof before the rain begins

100] He who demands does not command