Famous Proverbs

1] No like is the same.

2] Never buy a pig in a poke

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

4] The lion had need of the mouse

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

6] All things require skills but an appetite

7] The ass that brays most eats

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

9] He who gives fair words feds you with and empty spoon

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

11] The flesh is aye fairest that is farthest from the bone

12] Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion

13] Hope often deludes the foolish man

14] One barber shaves another gratis

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

16] Business is business

17] Acorns were good till bread was found

18] Honesty is the best policy

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

20] Lucky men need no counsel

21] No man is born wise or learned

22] A wise man is never less alone than when alone

23] Like mistress, like maid

24] Don’t empty (or throw) the baby out with the bath water

25] Every ass likes to hear himself bray

26] An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening

27] You cannot get ivory from a dog’s mouth

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

29] A good name keeps its luster in the dark

30] There is nothing lost by civility

31] Every man for himself, and the devil take the hindmost

32] Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery

33] Sow thin and mow thin

34] Those near the temple deride the gods

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

36] Wait’ is a hard word to the hungry.

37] The hen that lays the eggs knows the pain

38] In peace, prepare for war

39] There are more ways to the wood than one.

40] Keep conscience clear, then never fear

41] The tongue ever turns to the aching tooth

42] Wise men silent, fools talk

43] He who last, laughs longest.

44] Burn not your house to rid it of the mouse.

45] Many kiss the hand they wish to cut off

46] A good horse cannot wear two saddles

47] Vows made in storms are forgotten in calm

48] When fortune smiles, embrace her.

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

50] An egg thief will become a camel thief

51] Every beginning is hard

52] There are more men threatened than stricken

53] The game is not worth the candle

54] Silence never makes mistakes

55] Though the fox runs, the chicken has wings

56] Union (or Unity) is strength

57] There is no garden without its weeds

58] The cobbler should stick to his last

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

60] Hitch your wagon to a star

61] Findings are keepings

62] First creep, then walk

63] Ill weeds grow apace (or fast)

64] He that obey cannot command

65] When all men say you are an ass, it is time to bray

66] Now is now, and then was then

67] He who does not rise early never does a good day’s work

68] Patient waiters are no losers

69] Easy come, easy go

70] Tell a lie and stick to it.

71] A man can die but once

72] It is profound ignorance that inspires the dogmatic tone

73] A rolling stone gathers no moss

74] Fingers were made before forks

75] Every man is his own worst enemy

76] A barber learns to shave by shaving fools

77] An Englishman’s home is his castle

78] It is lawful to learn even from an enemy

79] Four eyes see better than two.

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

81] What costs little is little esteemed

82] He who does no good, does evil enough

83] If wishes were butter cakes, beggars might bite

84] Lend never that thing you needed most

85] Words bind men

86] Haste makes waste

87] A quarrelsome man has no good neighbours

88] Haste is of (or from) the devil

89] One can’t go to bed when a visit or stays late

90] There’s no place like home

91] Everyone to his taste

92] The rich knows not who is his friend

93] Those who are used to the signs of the dumb, understand them

94] The devil dances in an empty pocket

95] A guilty conscience feels continual fear

96] A rich man can do nothing wrong

97] When in doubt, do nothing

98] That which proves too much proves nothing

99] Better an open enemy than a false friend

100] Beware of a silent man and still water