Famous Proverbs

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

2] Train the child in the way he should go.

3] He that follows Nature , is never out of his way

4] When it pleases not God, the saint can do little

5] Children learn to creep ere they can go

6] Enquire not what boils in another’s pot. ¶ Listeners seldom hear good of themselves

7] A word before is worth two behind

8] Four eyes see more than two

9] Poor men seek meat for their stomach; rich men stomach for their meat.

10] A horse that will not carry a saddle must have no oats.

11] To advise someone not to gamble is to win money for him

12] A man with no hands is given a ring.

13] The longest (or farthest) way round is the nearest (or shortest) way home.

14] Not good is it to harp on the on the frayed string

15] Money talks

16] He that knows little often repeats it

17] Don’t have too many irons in the fire

18] Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

19] Happy is the country (or nation) that has no history

20] Of the ten fingers, some are long and some are short.

21] He that does most at once, does least

22] A loveless life is a living death

23] He that has a good memory, gives few alms

24] To study a great deal is to acquire a priceless treasure

25] Hope deferred makes the heart sick

26] War, hunting and love are as full of trouble as pleasure

27] Honest is the best policy

28] As you plant wild grass, you won’t get a crop of rice.

29] A man is valued as he makes himself valuable

30] Take things as they come

31] All roads lead to Rome

32] Tigers and deer do not over.

33] To the hungry soul, every bitter thing is sweet. To a thirsty man any drink is sweet.

34] The charitable give out at the door, and God puts in at the window

35] Men are not angles

36] See a pin and let it lie, you’ll want a pin before you die

37] One needs a full stomach to keep the precepts

38] It is a foolish bird that soils (or defiles ) its own nest

39] Habit is second nature

40] Too many cooks spoil the broth

41] Of evil manners, spring good laws

42] Many a true word is spoken in jest

43] You can’t clap with one hand

44] Medical plants from one’s own back-yard are no valued.

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

46] He is rich that has few wants

47] Beauty is eloquent even when silent

48] It is easy to do what one’s own self wills

49] Poverty is no sin

50] The resolved mind has no cares

51] A lion may come to be beholden to a mouse

52] Debt is an evil conscience

53] Every path has a puddle

54] All is vanity.

55] Punctuality is the politeness of kings.

56] No sweet without sweat

57] Empty vessels make the most noise

58] He that has no shame has no conscience

59] There are two sides to every question

60] You can’t take it with you when you die

61] Envy never enriched any man.

62] Fire is a good servant a bad master

63] Sorrow will pay no debt

64] Procrastination is the thief of time

65] Old habits die hard

66] The gods send nuts to those who have no teeth

67] Everything comes to him who waits

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

69] Save a thief from the gallows and he’ll cut your throat

70] Moderation in all things

71] Hitch your wagon to a star

72] Love knows hidden paths

73] The eye sees only what it has the power of seeing

74] How seldom in life is the moon directly overhead

75] Lend never that thing you needed most

76] Misery acquaints men with strange bedfellows

77] Better learn late than never

78] A constant guest is never welcome

79] Every lot is to be overcome by endurance

80] The dog that is idle barks at his fleas, but he that is hunting feels them not.

81] All’s fish that comes to the net

82] Extremes meet

83] A man without a smiling face must not open a shop

84] A piece of churchyard fits every body

85] Rome was not (or cannot be) built in a day

86] If you have no honey in your pot, have some in your mouth.

87] Pouring oil on the fire is not the way to quench it

88] The tongue is not steel, yet it cuts

89] Learning is a treasure which accompanies its owner everywhere.

90] A tiger that roars is not a man-eater

91] God is always on the side of the big battalions

92] Beauty fades like a flower.

93] Misfortunes find their way even on the darkest night

94] Judge not of men and things at first sight

95] The love of money is the root of all evil

96] It is an ill sign to see a fox lick a lamb

97] Much meat, much malady

98] He freezes who does not burn

99] A good Conscience is the best divinity

100] No man is his craft’s master the first day