Famous Proverbs

1] Cleanliness is next to godliness

2] He that flings dirt at another dirtieth himself most

3] They brag most who can do least

4] He is a fool who makes his physician his heir

5] First creep, then walk

6] Even Homer sometimes nods

7] As is the mould, so will the cake be.

8] A wise man hears one word and understands two

9] Let a fool hold his tongue and he will pass for a sage

10] Knowledge without practice makes but half an artist

11] One can’t go to bed when a visit or stays late

12] It is useless to flog a dead horse

13] Even the lion must defend itself against flies

14] Everything in moderation.

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

16] Think of ease, but work on.

17] Don’t go near the water until you learn how to swim

18] The tongue talks at the heads cost

19] You may have too much of a good thing

20] The more you have the more you want

21] He that never ate flesh, thinks a pudding is a dainty

22] A wise man hears one word and understands two

23] Live and let live

24] The end crowns the work.

25] Love me, love the crows on my roof

26] Men strain at gnats and swallow camels

27] Fear the Greeks (or Beware of Greeks) bearing gifts

28] The greater the kindred, the less the kindness.

29] Gnaw the bone which is fallen to thy lot

30] He conquers who endures

31] If you agree to carry the calf, they’ll make you carry the cow.

32] Bees that have honey in their mouths have stings in their tails.

33] To be discontented is to be like a snake trying to swallow an elephant

34] The pitcher goes so often to me well that it is broken at last

35] Good words are worth much and cost little

36] Good broth may be made in an old pot

37] Ready money is a ready remedy

38] They bow to you when borrowing; you bow to them when collecting

39] Better be safe than sorry

40] Know thyself

41] Take the tone of the company you are in

42] Every dog has his day

43] Hope springs eternal in the human heart

44] Cloudy mornings turn to clear afternoons

45] A penny saved is a penny gained

46] Honesty is the best policy

47] Men are blind in their own cause

48] The bird is known by his note, the man by his words

49] Blessed is he who excepts nothing, for he shall never be disappointed

50] Truth is mighty and will prevail

51] Three helping one another, bear the burthen of six

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

53] Away goes the devil when he finds the door shut against him

54] A stitch in time saves nine

55] Fair play’s a jewel

56] Good ware makes quick market

57] Nature is content with little.

58] If he ball does not stick to the wall, it will at least leave a mark

59] You cannot sell the cow and sup the milk

60] Soon learnt, soon forgotten

61] Don’t cross the bridge before you get to it

62] Call a spade a spade

63] A banana tree won’t bear fruit twice.

64] If you cannot bite never show your teeth

65] The courteous one learns his courtesy from the discourteous.

66] Fools grow without watering.

67] If an ass goes a – traveling, he’ll not come home a horse

68] He that ventures not fails not.

69] Love your neighbour, yet pull not down your hedge

70] A man can die but once

71] The first time, a novice the second time, an adept

72] No man is wise at all times

73] If two men ride on a horse, one must ride behind

74] Advise none to marry or to go to war

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

76] Better an apple given than eaten

77] Vast chasms can be filled, but the heart of man never

78] Love is lawless.

79] Kick a tone in anger, and you will hurt your own feet

80] Practice makes perfect

81] The tailor makes the man

82] Wrong has no warrant

83] No man is a hero to his valet

84] If you pile up enough sand, you make a pagoda

85] The remedy for injuries is not to remember them

86] Even dust, when piled up, may form a hill

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

88] Burn not your house to fright the mouse away

89] Never catch a falling knife or a falling friend

90] He that sows virtue reaps fame

91] Silence gives (or means) consent

92] The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence

93] Never was a cat or dog drowned, that could but see the shore

94] Shame arises more from fear of men than of God

95] Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.

96] New brooms sweep clean

97] He that eats well should do his duty well

98] Poverty parts friendship

99] It is an ill dog that deserves not a crust

100] Dead men tell no tales