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Famous Proverbs

1] God made the country ,and man made the town
2] Health is great riches
3] Talk of the devil, and he is bound to appear
4] Envy is the sorrow of fools.
5] As is the mould, so will the cake be.
6] Anger and haste hinder good counsel
7] Keep no more cats than will catch mice
8] Exceptional bravery is often hidden under a cloak of timidity
9] The tide never goes out so far but it always comes in again
10] If you pay not a servant his wages, he will pay himself
11] Bold resolution is the favourite of providence
12] He that never ate flesh, thinks a pudding is a dainty
13] He who never was sick dies the first fit
14] Nothing is easy to the unwilling
15] The darkest place is under the candlestick
16] He that praises himself, spatters himself
17] First think, and then speak
18] Moderation in all things
19] Every flow must have its ebb
20] A miss is as good as a mile
21] Evil to him who evil thinks.
22] Old habits die hard
23] Truth conquers all things
24] A man of knowledge increaseth strength
25] Beauty is only skin deep
26] Great trees keep down the little ones
27] Every man has his price
28] Virtue and happiness are mother and daughter
29] Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today
30] Slander leaves a sc ore behind it
31] If you don’t make mistakes, you don’t make anything
32] God’s lambs will play.
33] The eye that sees all things else sees not itself
34] You must grin and bear it
35] Good advice is often annoying, bad advice never.
36] An obedient wife commands her husband
37] To beat a tiger, one must have a brother’s help.
38] Great fortune brings with it great misfortune
39] The mouse that has but one hole is quickly taken
40] One cannot love and be wise
41] Dangerous foreseen are soonest prevented
42] If you trust before you try, you may repent before you die
43] An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening
44] Practice what you preach
45] Nothing is as good as it seems before hand
46] Fire is a good servant a bad master
47] The eye of the master will do more work than both his hands
48] Hunger is sharper than the sword
49] Beware of him who makes thee presents
50] The joy of the heart makes the face fair.
51] Truthfulness becomes the gentleman
52] Promises may make friends, but it is performances that keep them
53] Wiles help weak folk
54] He that will not endure to itch must endure to smart
55] Eat a clove of garlic and you smell of garlic; eat two cloves and you smell the same.
56] Sadness and happiness succeed each other.
57] Let a fool hold his tongue and he will pass for a sage
58] The bait hides the hook
59] Greedy eaters dig their graves with their teeth.
60] The age of miracles is past
61] God sends cold after Clothes
62] The sun shines upon all alike.
63] All things that great men do are well done
64] Bad excuses are worse than none.
65] Better a bare foot than none
66] Dirty water does not wash clean.
67] Out of sight, out of mind
68] Look at the bright side
69] All work and no play makes jack a dull boy
70] Bad laws are the worst sort of tyranny
71] Ill news comes often on the back of worse
72] He who has seen little marvels much
73] If youth knew what age would crave. It would both get and save
74] Accidents will happen in the best regulated families
75] A spear you can see can easily be avoided; a hidden arrows is difficult to guard against.
76] If you deal with a fox, think of his tricks
77] Through indecision, opportunity is often lost.
78] Fingers were made before forks
79] A gift in hand is better than two promises.
80] Don’t pour out the dirty water before you have cleaned
81] Four eyes see more than two
82] It is not every question that deserves an answer
83] He that is fallen cannot help him that is down
84] It is a great victory that comes without blood
85] If there were no receivers, there would be no thieves
86] The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach
87] Spit to the heavens, and spittle falls on your own nose
88] Dangerous foreseen are soonest prevented
89] Cowardice is afraid to be known or seen
90] A hungry man is angry man
91] Never trouble trouble till trouble troubles you
92] Prove your friend ere you have need
93] Every advantage has its disadvantage
94] Deeds are fruits; words are but leaves
95] Every beggar is descended from some king, and every king is descended from some beggar.
96] God gives us the milk, but not the pail
97] If today will not, tomorrow may
98] An ill payer (or paymaster) never wants an excuse
99] All glory comes from daring to begin
100] Choose neither women nor linen by candlelight.



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