English Proverbs

English Proverbs

08, Feb, 2010

Wise Words

1 A bad penny always turns up englishproverbs.org 11902
2 A contented mind is a perpetual feast englishproverbs.org 7806
3 A good conscience is a soft pillow englishproverbs.org 6142
4 A house divided against itself cannot stand englishproverbs.org 4766
5 A little is better than none englishproverbs.org 4807
6 A man is as old as he feels englishproverbs.org 4482
7 A miss is as good as a mile englishproverbs.org 4992
8 A ragged coat may cover an honest man englishproverbs.org 4109
9 A rose by any other name would smell so sweet englishproverbs.org 7551
10 A stitch in time saves nine englishproverbs.org 12074
11 A thing of beauty is a joy for ever englishproverbs.org 5772
12 A word to the wise is enough englishproverbs.org 4930
13 Adam’s ale is the best brew englishproverbs.org 4366
14 Adversity makes strange bedfellows englishproverbs.org 4700
15 After a storm comes a calm englishproverbs.org 5228
16 All is fish that comes to the net englishproverbs.org 4823
17 All roads lead to Rome englishproverbs.org 5448
18 All that glitters is not gold englishproverbs.org 5992
19 All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy englishproverbs.org 8755
20 All’s well that ends well englishproverbs.org 8655
21 Among the blind the one-eyed man is king englishproverbs.org 6130
22 An apple a day keeps the doctor away englishproverbs.org 6033
23 An army marches on its stomach englishproverbs.org 4800
24 An ounce of luck is better than a pound of wisdom englishproverbs.org 4515
25 Beauty is but skin-deep englishproverbs.org 5825
26 Beggars’ bags are bottomless englishproverbs.org 4167
27 Better be born lucky than wise englishproverbs.org 4430
28 Blood is thicker than water englishproverbs.org 5496
29 Cheats never prosper englishproverbs.org 6163
30 Circumstances alter cases englishproverbs.org 4749
31 Comfort is better than pride englishproverbs.org 3940
32 Coming events cast their shadows before englishproverbs.org 4381
33 Custom rules the law englishproverbs.org 3551
34 Dreams go by contraries englishproverbs.org 4420
35 Each day brings its own bread englishproverbs.org 4034
36 Empty vessels make the most noise englishproverbs.org 6792
37 Even the weariest river winds somewhere safe to sea englishproverbs.org 4467
38 Every cloud has a silver lining englishproverbs.org 6457
39 Every law has a loophole englishproverbs.org 3753
40 Every man is his own enemy englishproverbs.org 4798
41 Every man must carry his own cross englishproverbs.org 4235
42 Every woman would rather be beautiful than good englishproverbs.org 5304
43 Everybody’s business is nobody’s business englishproverbs.org 4415
44 Exchange in no robbery englishproverbs.org 3489
45 Experience is the best teacher englishproverbs.org 4101
46 Experience must be bought englishproverbs.org 3360
47 Extremes are dangerous englishproverbs.org 3109
48 Findings are keepings englishproverbs.org 3208
49 Fingers were made before forks englishproverbs.org 4163
50 Fire is a good servant but a bad master englishproverbs.org 6026
51 First impressions are most lasting englishproverbs.org 3686
52 Forbidden fruit is sweetest englishproverbs.org 3650
53 Fortune favours fools englishproverbs.org 3026
54 Fortune favours the brave englishproverbs.org 2645
55 Fortune favours those who use their judgement englishproverbs.org 2353
56 Fortune knocks once at everyone’s door englishproverbs.org 2396
57 God made the country; man made the town englishproverbs.org 3044
58 God never sends mouths but he sends meat englishproverbs.org 2471
59 Good wine needs no bush englishproverbs.org 2786
60 Happy is the nation that has no history englishproverbs.org 3130
61 He that is down need fear no fall englishproverbs.org 2683
62 Health is not valued till sickness comes englishproverbs.org 3925
63 Hope springs eternal in the human breast englishproverbs.org 3424
64 If it were not for hope the heart would break englishproverbs.org 3311
65 If the mountain will not go to Muhammed, then Muhammed must go to the mountain englishproverbs.org 3258
66 If wishes were horses, beggars would ride englishproverbs.org 2872
67 Ill news comes apace englishproverbs.org 2257
68 It is a long road that has no turning englishproverbs.org 3225
69 It is all in a day’s work englishproverbs.org 2336
70 It is an ill wind that blows nobody any good englishproverbs.org 2124
71 It is better to travel hopefully than to arrive englishproverbs.org 2479
72 It is easy to bear the misfortunes of others englishproverbs.org 2149
73 It is the first step that is troublesome englishproverbs.org 2562
74 It takes all sorts to make a world englishproverbs.org 2331
75 It will all be the same a hundred years hence englishproverbs.org 2196
76 Jack of all trades, master of none englishproverbs.org 2899
77 Knowledge is power englishproverbs.org 3191
78 Least said, soonest mended englishproverbs.org 2438
79 Life is not all beer and skittles englishproverbs.org 2304
80 Like draws to like the whole world over englishproverbs.org 1771
81 Little things please little minds englishproverbs.org 3112
82 Long absent, soon forgotten englishproverbs.org 2954
83 Lookers-on see most of the game englishproverbs.org 2241
84 Love is blind englishproverbs.org 2637
85 Man proposes; God disposes englishproverbs.org 2977
86 Many hands make light work englishproverbs.org 4084
87 Misfortunes never come singly englishproverbs.org 3317
88 Nature abhors a vacuum englishproverbs.org 2355
89 Necessity is the mother of invention englishproverbs.org 2453
90 Necessity knows no law englishproverbs.org 2162
91 No man is a hero to his valet englishproverbs.org 2429
92 No man is indispensable englishproverbs.org 2194
93 No news is good news englishproverbs.org 2402
94 Nothing succeeds like success englishproverbs.org 2261
95 Old customs are best englishproverbs.org 1856
96 Old shoes are easiest englishproverbs.org 2801
97 One half of the world does not know how the other half lives englishproverbs.org 2552
98 One Man’s Meat is another man’s poison englishproverbs.org 1328
99 Pity is akin to love englishproverbs.org 1152
100 Possession is nine-tenths of the law englishproverbs.org 1219
101 Prevention is better than cure englishproverbs.org 2067
102 Rumour is a lying jade englishproverbs.org 1136
103 Still waters run deep englishproverbs.org 1400
104 Stolen fruit is the sweetest englishproverbs.org 1345