Famous Proverbs

1] Better die a beggar than live a beggar

2] He daren’t say ‘boo’ to a goose

3] Poverty is no sin

4] Fortune does not stand waiting at any man’s door

5] Nature is content with little.

6] Every Jack must have his Jill

7] Every dog has his (its) day

8] Though the fox runs, the chicken has wings

9] Many doctors, death accomplished

10] No man better knows what good is than he who has endured evil

11] Desire beautifies what is ugly

12] There is no place like home

13] It is useless to flog a dead horse

14] By doing nothing, we learn to do ill

15] Walls have ears

16] A prophet is without honour in his own country

17] Cleanliness is next to godliness

18] There is more than one way to skin a cat.

19] Much law but little justice

20] Anything will fit a naked man.

21] Love knows hidden paths

22] A rich man can do nothing wrong

23] A gift much expected is paid, not given

24] It is too late to look up after you have collided

25] The hen that lays the eggs knows the pain

26] You are never too old to learn

27] Dangerous foreseen are soonest prevented

28] A bribe will enter without knocking

29] Least said, soonest mended

30] If you run after two hares, you will catch neither

31] Death keeps no calendar

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

33] A good beginning makes a good ending.

34] Brevity is the soul of wit

35] Every man is his own worst enemy

36] While the word is in your mouth, it is your own; when ‘tis another’s

37] Tomorrow is another day

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

39] Bear and forbear

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

41] It is easier to commend poverty than endure it.

42] The sieve says to the needle, “You’ve hole in your head”.(

43] Jack would be a gentleman if he could speak French

44] Rust wastes more than use

45] The cobbler should stick to his last

46] If there were no receivers, there would be no thieves

47] Do not triumph before the victory

48] Every medal has its reverse

49] Who greases his way travels easily

50] Live not to eat, but eat to live

51] Old foxes want no tutors

52] Dumb dogs are dangerous

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

54] You cannot teach an old dog new tricks

55] From word to deed is a great space

56] If there were no receivers, there would be no thieves

57] Golden lads and girls all must, as chimney-sweepers, come to dust

58] Better to be safe than sorry.

59] All things that great men do are well done

60] Adversity is the touchstone of friendship

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

62] The devil lurks behind the cross

63] Better a good cow than a cow of a good kind

64] A gift in hand is better than two promises.

65] A nod is as good as wink to a blind horse

66] Without wisdom, wealth is worthless

67] The tide never goes out so far but it always comes in again

68] Do not halloo till you are out of the wood

69] He that makes himself a sheep, shall be eaten by the wolf

70] Change of pasture makes fat calves

71] Work has a bitter root but sweet fruit.

72] Solitude is the best nurse of wisdom

73] Don’t cry for the moon

74] Who greases his way travels easily

75] A good horse cannot wear two saddles

76] Pleasant hours fly past

77] An ass endures his burden but not more than his burden

78] An ill payer (or paymaster) never wants an excuse

79] Dogs bite twice those who wear ragged clothes.

80] A ragged colt may make a good horse.

81] Fields have eyes and woods have ears

82] Files are easier caught with honey than with vinegar

83] He who has a mind to beat his dog will easily find a stick.

84] Weapons breed peace

85] He is rich that has few wants

86] Nothing is easy to the unwilling

87] The worse the evil, the calmer we face it.

88] It chances in an hour, that appears not in seven years

89] Poverty is no disgrace but it is a great inconvenience

90] Wine and wenches empty men’s purses

91] Why play music for a deal man or dance for a blind man?

92] Ask, and it shall be given to you.

93] Ask no question and you’ll be told no lies

94] You never know what you can do till you try

95] Think of ease, but work on.

96] For a web begun, God sends the thread

97] First things first

98] He loved mutton well that licked where the ewe lay

99] Make yourself all honey and the flies will devour you

100] It is ill jesting with edged tools