Famous Proverbs

1] One fool praises another

2] He that has plenty of goods will have more

3] They say so’ is half a lie

4] Money makes the man

5] Courtesy is the inseparable companion of virtue

6] A whip for a fool, and a rod for a school, is always in good seasons

7] A good conscience is a constant feast

8] He that would catch fish must venture his bait

9] Don’t count your chickens before they are hatched

10] A dwarf on a giant’s shoulders sees the farther of the two

11] Never spend your money before you have it

12] Fair is not fair, but that which pleases.

13] Bad news travels fast

14] Plain dealing is a jewel

15] What costs little is little esteemed

16] A bad workman quarrels with his tools.

17] Fine words dress ill deeds

18] Claw me, and I’ll claw thee

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

20] A man is valued as he makes himself valuable

21] He that is down need fear no fall

22] The eye is bigger than the belly

23] Without knowing the force of words, it is impossible to know the man

24] Better a bare foot than none

25] A good husband makes a good wife

26] First catch your hare

27] A crust is better than no bread.

28] Better are small fish than an empty dish

29] Cross the stream where it is shallowest

30] He that will thrive, must rise at five; he that has thriven, may lie till seven; but he that will never thrive may lie till eleven

31] A liar is sooner caught than a cripple

32] Much law but little justice

33] The difficult is done at once; the impossible takes a little longer

34] He seems wise with whom all things thrive

35] The thread breaks where it is weakest

36] Delay is the antidote of anger

37] Will iron become fine gold, however often refined?

38] Nothing comes from nothing

39] A liar is not believed when he speaks the truth

40] Our worst misfortunes are those which never befall us

41] When wine sinks, words swim

42] He who says what he likes shall hear what he does not like

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

44] If anything can go wrong, it will

45] Love can find a way

46] Fingers were made before forks

47] He that never ate flesh, thinks a pudding is a dainty

48] The proof of the pudding lies in the eating

49] Pleasure has a sting in its tail

50] Honour is the reward of virtue

51] Man cannot live by bread alone

52] A good horse cannot wear two saddles

53] He who never was sick dies the first fit

54] The cat shuts its eyes while it steals cream

55] If there were no clouds, we should not enjoy the sun

56] Pinch the right thigh and the left will feel the pain too.

57] Garbage in, garbage out

58] The most high Good sees and bears; me neighbour knows, nothing, and yet is always finding fault.

59] Hunger drives the wolf out of the wood

60] It costs more to do ill than to do well

61] It is well to live that one may learn

62] Strength grows stronger by being tried

63] Coming events cast their shadows before

64] Remove an old tree and it will wither to death

65] Life means strife

66] The fox may grow grey, but never good

67] Brevity is the soul of wit

68] Patient men with the day.

69] Whether the pitcher strikes the stone, or the stone the pitcher, it is bad for the pitcher

70] Failure teaches success

71] The mean is the best

72] Anger without power is folly

73] Solitude is the best nurse of wisdom

74] Better be alone than in bad company

75] Comparisons make enemies of our friends.

76] Great consolation may grow out of the smallest saying

77] Where there is peace, there is blessing

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

79] All must be as God will

80] Sow thin and mow thin

81] Better ask the way than go astray

82] A good name is a rich heritage

83] God gives us the milk, but not the pail

84] Dead dogs bark not

85] Necessity knows no law

86] He that obey cannot command

87] From a foolish judge, a quick sentence

88] The best things in life are free

89] It is safer to hear and take counsel, than give it.

90] Fortune knocks once at every man’s door

91] If you wish to die young, make your physician your heir

92] He who seizes the right moment is the right man

93] Where the tongue slips, it speaks the truth

94] The Friar Preached against stealing and had a goose in his sleeve

95] Avoid a questioner, for he is also a tattler

96] He freezes who does not burn

97] There is none misfortune cannot reach

98] He that keeps not crust not crumb, shall ever want some

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

100] It is easier to pour away water than to gather it.