Proverbs
A
A bad penny always turns up.
A barking dog never bites.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
A fool and his money are soon parted.
A friend in need is a friend indeed .
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
A merry heart makes good medicine.
A penny saved is a penny earned.
A person is known by the company he keeps.
A place for everything and everything in its place.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
A stitch in time saves nine.
A watched pot never boils.
A word to the wise is sufficient.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder .
Actions speak louder than words.
All good things must come to an end.
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
All that glitters is not gold.
All's fair in love and war.
All's well that ends well.
An empty barrel makes the most noise .
As you make your bed, so you must lie in it.
B
Beauty is only skin deep.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder .
Behind bad luck comes good luck.
Better late than never .
Better safe than sorry .
Birds of a feather flock together .
Brevity is the soul of wit.
C
Charity begins at home.
Children should be seen and not heard.
Cleanliness is next to godliness.
Contentment is better than riches.
Curiosity killed the cat.
D
Discretion is the better part of valor .
Don't count your chickens before they're hatched
Don't cry over spilled milk.
Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
E
Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
Every cloud has a silver lining.
Everybody can't be a big frog in a small pool.
Everything comes to those who wait.
F
Fine feathers make fine birds.
Forewarned is forearmed.
G
God helps those who help themselves.
Good fences make good neighbors.
H
Handsome is as handsome does.
Haste makes waste.
He who dances must pay the piper .
He who laughs last, laughs best.
He who steals my purse steals trash.
Health is better than wealth.
Honesty is the best policy.
I
Idleness is the thief of time.
If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.
If you want a friend, be a friend.
In the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
It never rains but it pours.
It takes a thief to catch a thief.
It takes two to make a quarrel.
It's always darkest before dawn.
It's an ill wind that blows no good.
It's better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.
It's never too late to learn.
K
Keep your eyes open before marriage, and half-shut afterwards.
L
Laugh and the world laughs with you; weep and you weep alone.
Let sleeping dogs lie .
Lie down with dogs and you get up with fleas.
Like father, like son.
Life is not a bed of roses.
Life is just a bowl of cherries.
M
Make hay while the sun shines.
Many hands make light work.
Marry in haste; repent at leisure.
Misery loves company.
N
Necessity is the mother of invention.
Never look a gift horse in the mouth.
Never put off until tomorrow what can be done today.
No news is good news.
Nothing succeeds like success.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
O
Oil and water don't mix.
One good turn deserves another.
One man's meat is another man's poison.
Out of sight, out of mind.
Out of the frying pan, into the fire.
P
People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
Practice makes perfect.
Pretty is as pretty does.
S
Silence gives consent.
Speech is silver, but silence is golden.
Strike while the iron is hot.
T
Take care of the pennies, and the pounds will take care of themselves.
The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
The devil finds work for idle hands.
The early bird catches the worm.
The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.
The pen is mightier than the sword.
The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
The squeaky wheel gets the grease.
There are two sides to every coin.
To the victor belong the spoils.
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
V
Variety is the spice of life.
W
Waste not, want not.
Well done is better then well said.
Well done, or not at all.
What goes up must come down.
What's good for the goose is good for the gander .
When a man's wrapped up in himself, the package is small.
When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
Where there's a will, there's a way.
Y
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink.
You can't have your cake and eat it too.
You can't see the valley if you don't climb the hill.
You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
You get what you pay for .
You'd better quit while you're ahead.
You reap what you sow.
You scratch my back; I'll scratch yours.