Famous Proverbs

1] He that brings good news, knocks hard

2] We shall beat our swords into ploughshares

3] If there is no wind, the trees will not move

4] Liars should have good memories

5] Better to ask the way than go astray.

6] He that lives wickedly can hardly die honestly

7] Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me

8] What the king wills, that the law wills

9] Don’t hallo (or shout, or whistle) until you are out of the wood

10] Idleness is the root of all evil

11] Slender cannot make a good man bad; when the water recedes, the stone is still there.

12] Give him an inch and he’ll take a yard

13] Every Jack must have his Jill

14] Make haste slowly

15] Possibilities are infinite

16] They are never alone that are accompanied with noble thoughts

17] Though the left hand conquers the right, no advantage is gained

18] Debt is an evil conscience

19] The best is often the enemy of the good

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

21] Either mend or end

22] Water far away will not extinguish a fire that is nearby; relatives far from you are not as good as neighbours close to you.

23] Though it rains gold and silver there, it’s a foreign land; though it rains daggers and spears here, it’s our own country

24] He that would have the fruit, must climb the tree.

25] Calamity is man’s true touchstone

26] An Englishman’s home is his castle

27] A good dog deserves a good bone

28] Those who sell dog-meat often display a lamb’s head

29] Tell a lie and stick to it.

30] Never refuse a good offer

31] Crust is better than no bread

32] He knows which side his bread is buttered

33] It is the lot of a king to do well but to be ill-spoken of

34] The best things in life are free

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

36] Either mend or end

37] As soon as there is life there is danger

38] Courtesy is the inseparable companion of virtue

39] Let an ill man lie in the straw and he looks to be thy heir

40] Desires are nourished by delays

41] Money isn’t everything

42] By doing nothing, we learn to do ill

43] Crows are all completely black

44] Ambition makes people diligent

45] As you bake, so shall you eat.

46] He who cannot put up with extreme hardship cannot be the best among men

47] Fling dirt enough, and some will stick

48] Her that is down need fear no fall

49] An ill paymaster never wants excuse

50] A wicked man is his own hell

51] Knowledge has bitter roots but sweet fruits

52] A word is enough to the wise

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

54] It is good sheltering under an old hedge

55] The belly carries the legs

56] A trouble shared is a trouble halved.

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

58] Give me fire and I’ll give you light

59] Better a little loss than a long sorrow

60] The weakest goes to the wall

61] Let sleeping dogs lie

62] Solitude is the best nurse of wisdom

63] New meat begets a new appetite

64] The good intention excuses the bad action

65] Nothing crave, nothing have

66] There is no place like home

67] One is never too old to learn

68] How forceful are right words

69] As you make your bed, you must lie on it

70] If you deal with a fox, think of his tricks

71] The bread never falls but on its buttered side

72] Don’t take your harp to the party

73] Necessity breaks iron

74] Come with the wind, got with the water

75] At a good bargain thinks twice

76] The king can do no wrong

77] One beats the bush, and another catches the birds

78] There is a black sheep in every flock

79] Barking dogs seldom bite

80] He who sits in the well to observe the sky does not see very much.

81] Half a loaf is better than do bread

82] Cast not the first stone.

83] Children and fools must not play with edged tools

84] If you want peace, prepare for war

85] Too much hope deceives

86] Poverty is not a shame, but the being ashamed of it is

87] He who does not rise with the sun does not enjoy the day

88] Distance lends enchantment to the view

89] Don’t cut off your nose to spite your face

90] Let every pedlar carry his own burden

91] Better a lean peace than a fat victory

92] Every groom is a king at home

93] He would command must serve

94] He who would climb the ladder must begin at the bottom

95] Accidents will happen in the best regulated families

96] Desperate diseases need desperate cures

97] The healthful man can give counsel to the sick

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

99] Desire beautifies what is ugly

100] All meat pleases not all mouths