Famous Proverbs

1] Charity excuseth not cheating.

2] Spend not where you may save, spare not where you must spend

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

4] Better a lean peace than a fat victory

5] There is no blindness like ignorance

6] Time lost cannot be recalled

7] Travel broadens the mind

8] A goose quill is more dangerous than a lion’s paw

9] Actions speak louder than words

10] Nature will have her course

11] No pain, no cure

12] Friendship should not be all on one side

13] The devil’s children have the devil’s luck

14] A wise man is never less alone than when alone

15] Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves

16] Ill news comes apace.

17] Children and fools have merry lives

18] We should publish our joys and conceal our griefs

19] When children stand quiet, they have done some ill.

20] A man must plough with such oxen as he has

21] Too many cooks spoil the broth

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

23] Death and life are in the power of the tongue

24] The ant had wings to her hurt

25] A good friend is my nearest relation

26] Great minds think alike

27] Everyone leaps over the dyke where it is lowest

28] Better the foot slip than the tongue

29] He that eats well should do his duty well

30] Better beg than steal.

31] Little and often fills the purse

32] God’s help is better than the early rising

33] Harp not for ever on the same string

34] So many men, so many opinions

35] Four eyes see better than two.

36] The greatest talkers are the least doers

37] Better cut the shoe than pinch the foot

38] You cannot make a crab walk straight

39] Love is lawless.

40] Money is power

41] Repeat a piece of good advice three times and even a dog will be bored.

42] Little pitchers have big ears.

43] Better die a beggar than live a beggar

44] Bad excuses are worse than none.

45] He that has nothing need fear to lose nothing

46] Laws were made to be broke

47] A bully never grows up.

48] He who depends on another, dines ill and sups worse

49] A closed mouth catches no files

50] Praise without profit puts little in the pot

51] Ugly women finely dressed, are the uglier for it.

52] All lay loads on a willing horse

53] War, hunting and love are as full of trouble as pleasure

54] A man has choice to begin love, but not to end it.

55] Her that is down need fear no fall

56] If one sheep leaps o’er the dyke, all the rest will follow

57] Seldom is a long man wise, or a low man lowly

58] Content is more than a kingdom

59] Ready money is a ready remedy

60] Sparrows who emulate peacocks are likely to break a thigh

61] None so busy as those who do nothing.

62] Easy come, easy go

63] He that dare not venture must not complain of ill luck

64] The pot calls the kettle black

65] Knowledge without practice makes but half an artist

66] A bad workman quarrels with his tools.

67] Keep not ill men company, lest you increase the number

68] Dogs bark as they are bred.

69] He who can does. He who cannot teaches

70] Better a little loss than a long sorrow

71] Save a stranger from the sea and he’ll turn your enemy

72] Virtue is its own reward

73] It is no use crying over spilt milk

74] A good dog deserves a good bone

75] The envious man shall never want woe

76] Truth may walk through the world unarmed

77] Only the wearer knows where the shoe pinches

78] Do as you would be done by

79] Patience is a plaster for all sores

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

81] A traveller may lie with authority

82] Spare the rod and spoil the child

83] A tiger that roars is not a man-eater

84] Lucky men need no counsel

85] Set a beggar on horse back and he’ll ride to the devil

86] The best wine comes from an old vessel

87] Let the buyer beware

88] If the lad goes to the well against his will, either the can will break or the water will spill

89] Hunger is the teacher of many

90] He that may not do as he would, must do as he may

91] He who has seen little marvels much

92] Virtue has all things in itself

93] It is lawful to learn even from an enemy

94] The thing which is rare is dear

95] Sailors get their money like horses, and spend it like asses

96] What is bred in the bone will never come out of the flesh

97] Eggs and oaths are easily broken

98] Money gives a bold front: it doesn’t talk – it screams

99] The apples on the other side of the wall are the sweetest

100] He that has plenty of goods will have more