English Proverbs

English Proverbs

03, Jul, 2009

Wise Words

1 A bad penny always turns up englishproverbs.org 8382
2 A contented mind is a perpetual feast englishproverbs.org 5125
3 A good conscience is a soft pillow englishproverbs.org 4230
4 A house divided against itself cannot stand englishproverbs.org 3423
5 A little is better than none englishproverbs.org 3363
6 A man is as old as he feels englishproverbs.org 3242
7 A miss is as good as a mile englishproverbs.org 3680
8 A ragged coat may cover an honest man englishproverbs.org 2968
9 A rose by any other name would smell so sweet englishproverbs.org 5307
10 A stitch in time saves nine englishproverbs.org 8284
11 A thing of beauty is a joy for ever englishproverbs.org 4049
12 A word to the wise is enough englishproverbs.org 3582
13 Adam’s ale is the best brew englishproverbs.org 3213
14 Adversity makes strange bedfellows englishproverbs.org 3086
15 After a storm comes a calm englishproverbs.org 3364
16 All is fish that comes to the net englishproverbs.org 3499
17 All roads lead to Rome englishproverbs.org 3964
18 All that glitters is not gold englishproverbs.org 4221
19 All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy englishproverbs.org 5792
20 All’s well that ends well englishproverbs.org 5496
21 Among the blind the one-eyed man is king englishproverbs.org 4242
22 An apple a day keeps the doctor away englishproverbs.org 4311
23 An army marches on its stomach englishproverbs.org 3380
24 An ounce of luck is better than a pound of wisdom englishproverbs.org 3317
25 Beauty is but skin-deep englishproverbs.org 4037
26 Beggars’ bags are bottomless englishproverbs.org 3150
27 Better be born lucky than wise englishproverbs.org 3331
28 Blood is thicker than water englishproverbs.org 4084
29 Cheats never prosper englishproverbs.org 4143
30 Circumstances alter cases englishproverbs.org 3304
31 Comfort is better than pride englishproverbs.org 2899
32 Coming events cast their shadows before englishproverbs.org 3135
33 Custom rules the law englishproverbs.org 2682
34 Dreams go by contraries englishproverbs.org 3339
35 Each day brings its own bread englishproverbs.org 3093
36 Empty vessels make the most noise englishproverbs.org 4308
37 Even the weariest river winds somewhere safe to sea englishproverbs.org 3035
38 Every cloud has a silver lining englishproverbs.org 4672
39 Every law has a loophole englishproverbs.org 2794
40 Every man is his own enemy englishproverbs.org 3482
41 Every man must carry his own cross englishproverbs.org 3111
42 Every woman would rather be beautiful than good englishproverbs.org 3896
43 Everybody’s business is nobody’s business englishproverbs.org 3158
44 Exchange in no robbery englishproverbs.org 2650
45 Experience is the best teacher englishproverbs.org 3212
46 Experience must be bought englishproverbs.org 2693
47 Extremes are dangerous englishproverbs.org 2478
48 Findings are keepings englishproverbs.org 2598
49 Fingers were made before forks englishproverbs.org 3302
50 Fire is a good servant but a bad master englishproverbs.org 4400
51 First impressions are most lasting englishproverbs.org 2904
52 Forbidden fruit is sweetest englishproverbs.org 2625
53 Fortune favours fools englishproverbs.org 2318
54 Fortune favours the brave englishproverbs.org 2024
55 Fortune favours those who use their judgement englishproverbs.org 1788
56 Fortune knocks once at everyone’s door englishproverbs.org 1842
57 God made the country; man made the town englishproverbs.org 2125
58 God never sends mouths but he sends meat englishproverbs.org 1830
59 Good wine needs no bush englishproverbs.org 1990
60 Happy is the nation that has no history englishproverbs.org 2258
61 He that is down need fear no fall englishproverbs.org 1894
62 Health is not valued till sickness comes englishproverbs.org 2532
63 Hope springs eternal in the human breast englishproverbs.org 2174
64 If it were not for hope the heart would break englishproverbs.org 2313
65 If the mountain will not go to Muhammed, then Muhammed must go to the mountain englishproverbs.org 2380
66 If wishes were horses, beggars would ride englishproverbs.org 2147
67 Ill news comes apace englishproverbs.org 1679
68 It is a long road that has no turning englishproverbs.org 2305
69 It is all in a day’s work englishproverbs.org 1833
70 It is an ill wind that blows nobody any good englishproverbs.org 1628
71 It is better to travel hopefully than to arrive englishproverbs.org 1673
72 It is easy to bear the misfortunes of others englishproverbs.org 1551
73 It is the first step that is troublesome englishproverbs.org 1841
74 It takes all sorts to make a world englishproverbs.org 1682
75 It will all be the same a hundred years hence englishproverbs.org 1610
76 Jack of all trades, master of none englishproverbs.org 2135
77 Knowledge is power englishproverbs.org 2030
78 Least said, soonest mended englishproverbs.org 1741
79 Life is not all beer and skittles englishproverbs.org 1709
80 Like draws to like the whole world over englishproverbs.org 1326
81 Little things please little minds englishproverbs.org 2104
82 Long absent, soon forgotten englishproverbs.org 2043
83 Lookers-on see most of the game englishproverbs.org 1594
84 Love is blind englishproverbs.org 1967
85 Man proposes; God disposes englishproverbs.org 2012
86 Many hands make light work englishproverbs.org 2679
87 Misfortunes never come singly englishproverbs.org 2087
88 Nature abhors a vacuum englishproverbs.org 1626
89 Necessity is the mother of invention englishproverbs.org 1774
90 Necessity knows no law englishproverbs.org 1500
91 No man is a hero to his valet englishproverbs.org 1702
92 No man is indispensable englishproverbs.org 1519
93 No news is good news englishproverbs.org 1814
94 Nothing succeeds like success englishproverbs.org 1649
95 Old customs are best englishproverbs.org 1378
96 Old shoes are easiest englishproverbs.org 2075
97 One half of the world does not know how the other half lives englishproverbs.org 1991
98 One Man’s Meat is another man’s poison englishproverbs.org 520
99 Pity is akin to love englishproverbs.org 519
100 Possession is nine-tenths of the law englishproverbs.org 612
101 Prevention is better than cure englishproverbs.org 658
102 Rumour is a lying jade englishproverbs.org 153
103 Still waters run deep englishproverbs.org 220
104 Stolen fruit is the sweetest englishproverbs.org 221