Famous Proverbs

1] Without wisdom, wealth is worthless

2] There is many a true word spoken in jest

3] The course of true love never did run smooth

4] You cannot have it both ways

5] Empty vessels make the most sound

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

7] Death devours lambs as well as sheep

8] Valour delights in the test

9] There are as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it

10] A contented mind is a perpetual feast

11] Lavishness is not generosity

12] The coward threatens only when he is safe

13] First impressions are most lasting

14] A good Conscience is the best divinity

15] What is told in the ear of a man is often heard a hundred miles away

16] A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

17] No man so good but another may be as good as he

18] All men are mortal

19] Neglect will kill an injury sooner than revenge

20] Better a louse in the pot than no flesh at all

21] Those who are used to the signs of the dumb, understand them

22] Go not to hell for company

23] What the king wills, that the law wills

24] Experience is not always the kindest of teachers, but it is surely the best

25] Without knowing the force of words, it is impossible to know the man

26] He that sows virtue reaps fame

27] Better belly burst than good meat lost

28] Every light has its shadow

29] Tomorrow is another day

30] Help a lame dog over a stile

31] Conscience does make cowards of us all

32] Since god has not bent the top of the palm tree, he has given a long neck to the giraffe

33] He who aims at the moon may hit the top of a tree; he who aims at the top of a tree is unlikely to get off the ground

34] When it pleases not God, the saint can do little

35] It is a good horse that never stumbles, and a good wife that never grumbles

36] It takes all sorts to make a world

37] You cannot put a quart into a pint pot

38] Much babbling is not without offence

39] A good name is better than riches

40] Children have wide ears and long tongues.

41] What the king wills, that the law wills

42] How seldom in life is the moon directly overhead

43] A good name keeps its luster in the dark

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

45] Travel with open eyes and you will become a scholar

46] Better late than never

47] God rejoices when one beggar scratches another

48] Diligence is the mother of good luck

49] After dinner sit a while, after supper walk a mile.

50] Money isn’t everything

51] Will without reason is blind, and against reason, is mad

52] Laugh and the world laughs with you; weep and you weep alone

53] Wine and wenches empty men’s purses

54] Children should be seen and not heard

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

56] Every medal has two sides

57] Just give me one end of the line and I’ll get to the other

58] If wishes were horses, beggars would ride (or might ride)

59] Death is the grand leveler

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

61] Learning is a treasure which accompanies its owner everywhere.

62] What everybody says must be true

63] Empty vessels make the most sound

64] The fairest silk is soonest stained

65] The charitable give out at the door, and God puts in at the window

66] All doors open to courtesy

67] In a clam sea, every man is a pilot

68] When luck comes, who doesn’t; when luck doesn’t come, who does?

69] When the fox preaches, then beware your geese

70] A good paymaster needs no surety

71] Plain dealing is a jewel

72] Friends are thieves of time

73] It is easy to bear the misfortunes of others

74] You see a man’s face but not his heart.

75] Beauty is in the face; grace is all over.

76] Laws catch flies but let hornets go free

77] It is too late to call back yesterday

78] Jack would be a gentleman if he could speak French

79] Strings high stretched either soon crack or quickly grow out of tune.

80] The escaped mouse ever feels the taste of the bait.

81] There is a great difference between words and deeds

82] A little too late, is much too late

83] Let us eat and drink; for tomorrow we die.

84] He that pities another remembers himself

85] A nod is as good as wink to a blind horse

86] Law makers should not be law breakers

87] None but the brave deserves the fair

88] It is better to travel hopefully than to arrive

89] Good hand, good hire

90] The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach

91] No news is good news

92] God arms the harmless

93] Cease to hope and you will cease to fear.

94] Where there is no trust there is no love

95] Ambition makes people diligent

96] Don’t tell tales out of school

97] Common fame is a liar

98] Flesh is frail

99] The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak

100] The ass loaded with gold still eats thistles