Famous Proverbs

1] The greatest step is that out of doors

2] Only a fool will make the doctor his heir

3] Let bygones be bygones

4] Nature is content with little.

5] The wolf may lose his teeth, but never his nature

6] He that is long a-giving knows not how to give

7] More have repented speech than silence

8] The dog that is idle barks at his fleas, but he that is hunting feels them not.

9] He who does no good, does evil enough

10] Once bitten, twice shy.

11] Why does one man’s yawning make another yawn?

12] We soon believe what we desire

13] Anger restrained is wisdom gained

14] Friends agree best at a distance

15] An egg thief will become a camel thief

16] Wine is the best broom for trouble

17] Love is blind

18] Custom reconciles us to everything

19] The day obliterates the promise of the might

20] Destroy the lion while he is yet but a whelp

21] When angry, count a hundred

22] It is better to be a coward for a minute than dead for the rest of your life

23] Dress up a stick and it does not appear to be a stick

24] All meat pleases not all mouths

25] The faulty stands on his guard

26] Heaven helps those who help themselves

27] Confession of our fault is the next thing to innocence

28] Better be born lucky than wise.

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

30] Good fences make good neighbours

31] Wherever an ass falls, there will he never fall again

32] Hasty work, double work,

33] Some are wise and some are otherwise

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

35] Better a lean peace than a fat victory

36] Fling dirt enough, and some will stick

37] He that can stay. Obtains

38] Actions speak louder than words

39] A good horse cannot wear two saddles

40] The voice is the best music

41] Wedlock is padlock

42] Confess and be hanged

43] The more a man dreams, the less he believes

44] Virtue has all things in itself

45] Don’t burn the candle at both ends

46] It is poor dog that is not worth the whistling

47] Wait’ is a hard word to the hungry.

48] No pot so ugly as not to find a cover

49] It is the first step that is troublesome

50] A house divided against itself cannot stand

51] Nothing befalls any man which he is not fitted to endure

52] The fire which warms us a distance will burn us when near

53] It’s an ill wind that blows nobody any good

54] Poison is poison though it comes in a golden cup.

55] He that praises himself, spatters himself

56] Choose your neighbour before your house and your companion before the road.

57] Nothing is certain but the unforeseen

58] A spear you can see can easily be avoided; a hidden arrows is difficult to guard against.

59] What the fool does in the end, the wise man does at the beginning

60] Facts are stubborn things

61] Come with the wind, got with the water

62] The truest jests sound worst in guilty ears

63] All meat pleases not all mouths

64] Better at home than a mile from it

65] The good is often the enemy of the best

66] A good lawyer must be a great liar

67] If you run after two hares, you will catch neither

68] It takes all sorts to make a world

69] Life is not all beer and skittles

70] Take the tone of the company you are in

71] Ask a silly question and you’ll get a silly answer.

72] Ill – gotten goods never prosper

73] Liars should have good memories

74] There is a great difference between words and deeds

75] The best go first

76] Stolen sweets are sweeter

77] All roads lead to Rome

78] He is wise who looks ahead

79] By doing nothing, we learn to do ill

80] Everyone to his taste

81] He preaches well (or best) that lives well (or best).

82] A good face is a letter of recommendation

83] I may not have tasted their flesh but I’ve seen enough to know how pigs walk

84] Pardoning the bad is injuring the good

85] Like mother, like daughter

86] Wives must be had, be they good or bad

87] Confess and be hanged

88] Hunger breaks stone walls

89] Better a little loss than a long sorrow

90] He that hath a full purse never wanted (or lacked) a friend

91] A man in debt is caught in a net

92] Failure teaches success

93] False friends are worse than bitter enemies.

94] A good name is a rich heritage

95] Truth lies at the bottom of the well

96] Out of sight, out of mind

97] What can you expect from a hog but a grunt?

98] All are not saints that go to church

99] Circumstances alter cases

100] First impressions are most lasting