Famous Proverbs

1] Gluttony kills more than the sword

2] Unless the vessel is clean, what you pour in to it turns sour.

3] No man is the worse for knowing the worst of himself

4] He that flings dirt at another dirtieth himself most

5] Better the last smile than the first laugh

6] Learn not and know not

7] He who spends before he thrives will beg before he thinks

8] Put not the bucket too often in the well

9] No pains, no gains

10] When we sing, everybody hears us; when sigh, nobody hears us

11] He that dwells next door to a cripple, will learn to halt

12] Opportunity seldom knocks twice

13] Dead men tell no tales

14] Nothing is as good as it seems before hand

15] Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery

16] No tie can oblige the perfidious

17] Better to be safe than sorry.

18] When in doubt, do nothing

19] True doctrines require no miracles

20] A wise man hears one word and understands two

21] Confess and be hanged

22] Let us eat and drink; for tomorrow we die.

23] It is ill waiting for dead men’s shoes

24] Big fish eat little fish

25] He should have (or He needs) a long spoon who sups with the devil

26] There would be no great ones if there were no little ones

27] Nature hates all sudden changes

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

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

30] The fairest silk is soonest stained

31] The early bird catches the worm

32] Who receives a gift, sells his liberty

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

34] Our neighbour’s ground yields better corn than ours

35] Empty vessels make the most sound

36] A sleepy master makes his servant a lout

37] Solitude is the best nurse of wisdom

38] The strength of the chain is in the weakest link.

39] First thrive then wive

40] Take away fuel, take away flame

41] A bully is always a coward

42] Silence and thinking can no man offend

43] Sometimes the best gain is to lose

44] Money is the sinews of war

45] Art improves Nature

46] Real friendship does not freeze in winter

47] Money has no smell

48] Where there’s muck, there’s money

49] Children pick up words as pigeons peas, and utter than again as god shall please

50] A single rose does not mean spring

51] There is a black sheep in every flock

52] A guilty conscience feels continual fear

53] By his deeds we know a man

54] The good is often the enemy of the best

55] A good dog deserves a good bone

56] There’s no such thing as free as a free lunch

57] Where bad’s the best, bad must be the choice

58] Money breeds (or makes, or begets) money

59] A guilty conscience needs no accuser

60] Of evil manners, spring good laws

61] You scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours

62] Good clothes open all doors

63] Too much hope deceives

64] Better to wear out than rust out

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

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

67] Moderation in all things

68] It is not the burden but the overburden that kills the beast

69] A good dog deserves a good bone

70] Too long burden makes weary bones

71] Of thy sorrow be not too sad, of thy joy be not too glad

72] A fair face may hide a foul heart.

73] He freezes who does not burn

74] The hasty leaps over his opportunities

75] Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth

76] A chain is no stronger than its weakest link

77] A friend in need is a friend indeed

78] Wise men are caught in wiles

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

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

81] Sometimes the best gain is to lose

82] The devil is not as black as he is painted

83] Coming events cast their shadows before

84] Practice makes perfect

85] Zeal without knowledge is a runaway horse

86] A fool may give a wise counsel. A fool’s bolt may sometimes hit the mark.

87] Each man, in corrupting others, corrupts himself

88] Lavishness is not generosity

89] A rich man can do nothing wrong

90] If you want a thing well done, do it yourself

91] Gold may be bought too dear

92] One cannot put back the clock

93] When Adam delved and Eve span, who was then a gentleman?

94] Good fences make good neighbours

95] Rome was not built in a day

96] A little body often harbours a great soul

97] The eye of the master will do more work than both his hands

98] Haste is of (or from) the devil

99] Make haste slowly

100] Better do a kindness near home than go to a temple far away to burn incense.