Famous Proverbs

1] A wise man hears one word and understands two

2] A bow long bent at last waxes weak

3] Jack is as good as his master

4] Zeal without prudence is frenzy

5] He that seeks trouble never misses

6] Do not triumph before the victory

7] Better be born lucky than wise.

8] Great barkers are no biters

9] A straw will show which way the wind blows.

10] A strong town is not won in an hour

11] All glory comes from daring to begin

12] Better beg than steal.

13] Ready money is a ready remedy

14] Her that is down need fear no fall

15] Marriages are made in heaven

16] Out of debt, out of danger

17] On an open plain, the rhododendron is a tall tree

18] Poverty is not a crime

19] Even the tiger will appear if you talk about him

20] Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones

21] All must be as God will

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

23] A wise man will learn something even from the words of a fool

24] What cannot gold do?

25] Friendship should not be all on one

26] A bad shearer never had a good sickle

27] A child can have too much of his mother’s blessings

28] Little pitchers have big (or long) ears

29] Cross the stream where it is shallowest

30] Prove your friend ere you have need

31] The shoemaker’s son always goes barefoot.

32] The last straw breaks the camel’s back

33] All covet all lose.

34] Many kiss the hand they wish to cut off

35] Love knows no limit

36] He that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow

37] Dumb men get no lands

38] Self-preservation is the first law of nature

39] The best throw of the dice is to throw them away

40] Love me, love the crows on my roof

41] What can you expect from a pig (or hog) but a grunt?

42] All work and no play makes jack a dull boy

43] Never try to prove what nobody doubts

44] A monk can’t shave his own head

45] Every deed is to be judges by the doer’s intention.

46] The purse of the patient protracts the disease

47] Borrowed garments never fit well

48] He that flings dirt at another dirtieth himself most

49] Virtue is the only true nobility

50] Shrouds have no pockets

51] The peony, though large, is useless; the date blossom, though small, yields fruit

52] A burdened conscience will never need a hangman

53] When one door shuts, another opens

54] The fairest flowers soonest fade

55] Time flees without a delay

56] He conquers who endures

57] If wishes were butter cakes, beggars might bite

58] The cat shuts its eyes while it steals cream

59] A good marksman may miss

60] Do unto others as they should do unto you

61] When all men say you are an ass, it is time to bray

62] The bigger they are, the harder they fall

63] God’s lambs will play.

64] The hand that gives, gathers

65] He who wills the end, Wills the means

66] Half a word is enough for a wise man

67] The devil tempts all, but the idle man tempts the devil

68] Curiosity killed the cat.

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

70] Who lives by hope will die in hunger

71] If you can’t ride two horses at once, you shouldn’t be in the circus

72] Clean and whole makes poor clothes shine.

73] Wise men do not argue with idiots

74] No man fears what he has seen grow

75] No man is born wise or learned

76] Health and gaiety foster beauty.

77] One hand washes the other

78] A gentleman never remembers unkindness shown towards him

79] If you cannot bite never show your teeth

80] A good name keeps its luster in the dark

81] Little birds that can sing and won’t sing should be made to sing

82] Money would be gotten if there were money to get it with

83] Hope springs eternal in the human heart

84] Green leaves enhance the charm of the peony flower

85] Drops that gather one by one finally become a sea

86] Silence is also speech

87] Health is not value till sickness comes

88] Say as men say, but think to yourself.

89] One foot is better than two crutches

90] It needs more skill than I can tell to play the second fiddle well

91] Almost’ never killed a fly.

92] You can’t teach an old dog new tricks

93] No pain, no cure

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

95] It is better to conceal one’s knowledge than to reveal one’s ignorance

96] Do as say, not as I do

97] The cow knows not what her tail is worth till she has lost it

98] The tongue is more to be feared than the sword

99] Health is better than wealth

100] Leave well alone