English Proverbs

English Proverbs

03, Sep, 2010

Wise Words
1 A bad penny always turns up englishproverbs.org 15375
2 A contented mind is a perpetual feast englishproverbs.org 10028
3 A good conscience is a soft pillow englishproverbs.org 8092
4 A house divided against itself cannot stand englishproverbs.org 6252
5 A little is better than none englishproverbs.org 6115
6 A man is as old as he feels englishproverbs.org 5716
7 A miss is as good as a mile englishproverbs.org 6226
8 A ragged coat may cover an honest man englishproverbs.org 5259
9 A rose by any other name would smell so sweet englishproverbs.org 9506
10 A stitch in time saves nine englishproverbs.org 15957
11 A thing of beauty is a joy for ever englishproverbs.org 7347
12 A word to the wise is enough englishproverbs.org 6317
13 Adam’s ale is the best brew englishproverbs.org 5417
14 Adversity makes strange bedfellows englishproverbs.org 6003
15 After a storm comes a calm englishproverbs.org 7660
16 All is fish that comes to the net englishproverbs.org 6188
17 All roads lead to Rome englishproverbs.org 6909
18 All that glitters is not gold englishproverbs.org 7606
19 All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy englishproverbs.org 12759
20 All’s well that ends well englishproverbs.org 12100
21 Among the blind the one-eyed man is king englishproverbs.org 8001
22 An apple a day keeps the doctor away englishproverbs.org 7975
23 An army marches on its stomach englishproverbs.org 6329
24 An ounce of luck is better than a pound of wisdom englishproverbs.org 5695
25 Beauty is but skin-deep englishproverbs.org 7266
26 Beggars’ bags are bottomless englishproverbs.org 5184
27 Better be born lucky than wise englishproverbs.org 5589
28 Blood is thicker than water englishproverbs.org 6885
29 Cheats never prosper englishproverbs.org 9403
30 Circumstances alter cases englishproverbs.org 6533
31 Comfort is better than pride englishproverbs.org 4994
32 Coming events cast their shadows before englishproverbs.org 5785
33 Custom rules the law englishproverbs.org 4500
34 Dreams go by contraries englishproverbs.org 5622
35 Each day brings its own bread englishproverbs.org 4966
36 Empty vessels make the most noise englishproverbs.org 9381
37 Even the weariest river winds somewhere safe to sea englishproverbs.org 5760
38 Every cloud has a silver lining englishproverbs.org 8138
39 Every law has a loophole englishproverbs.org 4804
40 Every man is his own enemy englishproverbs.org 6135
41 Every man must carry his own cross englishproverbs.org 5439
42 Every woman would rather be beautiful than good englishproverbs.org 6795
43 Everybody’s business is nobody’s business englishproverbs.org 5701
44 Exchange in no robbery englishproverbs.org 4331
45 Experience is the best teacher englishproverbs.org 4923
46 Experience must be bought englishproverbs.org 4023
47 Extremes are dangerous englishproverbs.org 3764
48 Findings are keepings englishproverbs.org 3815
49 Fingers were made before forks englishproverbs.org 4935
50 Fire is a good servant but a bad master englishproverbs.org 7713
51 First impressions are most lasting englishproverbs.org 4490
52 Forbidden fruit is sweetest englishproverbs.org 4794
53 Fortune favours fools englishproverbs.org 3891
54 Fortune favours the brave englishproverbs.org 3255
55 Fortune favours those who use their judgement englishproverbs.org 2917
56 Fortune knocks once at everyone’s door englishproverbs.org 2993
57 God made the country; man made the town englishproverbs.org 3926
58 God never sends mouths but he sends meat englishproverbs.org 3065
59 Good wine needs no bush englishproverbs.org 3581
60 Happy is the nation that has no history englishproverbs.org 3936
61 He that is down need fear no fall englishproverbs.org 3498
62 Health is not valued till sickness comes englishproverbs.org 4969
63 Hope springs eternal in the human breast englishproverbs.org 4710
64 If it were not for hope the heart would break englishproverbs.org 4322
65 If the mountain will not go to Muhammed, then Muhammed must go to the mountain englishproverbs.org 4101
66 If wishes were horses, beggars would ride englishproverbs.org 3684
67 Ill news comes apace englishproverbs.org 2838
68 It is a long road that has no turning englishproverbs.org 4209
69 It is all in a day’s work englishproverbs.org 2899
70 It is an ill wind that blows nobody any good englishproverbs.org 2652
71 It is better to travel hopefully than to arrive englishproverbs.org 3356
72 It is easy to bear the misfortunes of others englishproverbs.org 2715
73 It is the first step that is troublesome englishproverbs.org 3318
74 It takes all sorts to make a world englishproverbs.org 3129
75 It will all be the same a hundred years hence englishproverbs.org 2840
76 Jack of all trades, master of none englishproverbs.org 3582
77 Knowledge is power englishproverbs.org 4445
78 Least said, soonest mended englishproverbs.org 3356
79 Life is not all beer and skittles englishproverbs.org 2916
80 Like draws to like the whole world over englishproverbs.org 2265
81 Little things please little minds englishproverbs.org 4324
82 Long absent, soon forgotten englishproverbs.org 3914
83 Lookers-on see most of the game englishproverbs.org 2858
84 Love is blind englishproverbs.org 3286
85 Man proposes; God disposes englishproverbs.org 3969
86 Many hands make light work englishproverbs.org 5576
87 Misfortunes never come singly englishproverbs.org 4585
88 Nature abhors a vacuum englishproverbs.org 3066
89 Necessity is the mother of invention englishproverbs.org 3243
90 Necessity knows no law englishproverbs.org 2855
91 No man is a hero to his valet englishproverbs.org 3425
92 No man is indispensable englishproverbs.org 3076
93 No news is good news englishproverbs.org 3120
94 Nothing succeeds like success englishproverbs.org 3024
95 Old customs are best englishproverbs.org 2417
96 Old shoes are easiest englishproverbs.org 3554
97 One half of the world does not know how the other half lives englishproverbs.org 3151
98 One Man’s Meat is another man’s poison englishproverbs.org 2324
99 Pity is akin to love englishproverbs.org 1976
100 Possession is nine-tenths of the law englishproverbs.org 1933
101 Prevention is better than cure englishproverbs.org 3143
102 Rumour is a lying jade englishproverbs.org 1970
103 Still waters run deep englishproverbs.org 2804
104 Stolen fruit is the sweetest englishproverbs.org 2439