English Proverbs

English Proverbs

05, Feb, 2012

Wise Words
1 A bad penny always turns up englishproverbs.org 21569
2 A contented mind is a perpetual feast englishproverbs.org 14068
3 A good conscience is a soft pillow englishproverbs.org 11964
4 A house divided against itself cannot stand englishproverbs.org 9095
5 A little is better than none englishproverbs.org 8100
6 A man is as old as he feels englishproverbs.org 7946
7 A miss is as good as a mile englishproverbs.org 8628
8 A ragged coat may cover an honest man englishproverbs.org 7208
9 A rose by any other name would smell so sweet englishproverbs.org 12492
10 A stitch in time saves nine englishproverbs.org 23132
11 A thing of beauty is a joy for ever englishproverbs.org 10190
12 A word to the wise is enough englishproverbs.org 8935
13 Adam’s ale is the best brew englishproverbs.org 7367
14 Adversity makes strange bedfellows englishproverbs.org 8777
15 After a storm comes a calm englishproverbs.org 13558
16 All is fish that comes to the net englishproverbs.org 8841
17 All roads lead to Rome englishproverbs.org 10226
18 All that glitters is not gold englishproverbs.org 10554
19 All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy englishproverbs.org 20624
20 All’s well that ends well englishproverbs.org 19711
21 Among the blind the one-eyed man is king englishproverbs.org 11987
22 An apple a day keeps the doctor away englishproverbs.org 11607
23 An army marches on its stomach englishproverbs.org 8895
24 An ounce of luck is better than a pound of wisdom englishproverbs.org 7800
25 Beauty is but skin-deep englishproverbs.org 10284
26 Beggars’ bags are bottomless englishproverbs.org 6809
27 Better be born lucky than wise englishproverbs.org 7493
28 Blood is thicker than water englishproverbs.org 9411
29 Cheats never prosper englishproverbs.org 14818
30 Circumstances alter cases englishproverbs.org 9181
31 Comfort is better than pride englishproverbs.org 6873
32 Coming events cast their shadows before englishproverbs.org 8307
33 Custom rules the law englishproverbs.org 6024
34 Dreams go by contraries englishproverbs.org 8379
35 Each day brings its own bread englishproverbs.org 6532
36 Empty vessels make the most noise englishproverbs.org 15682
37 Even the weariest river winds somewhere safe to sea englishproverbs.org 8967
38 Every cloud has a silver lining englishproverbs.org 10897
39 Every law has a loophole englishproverbs.org 6594
40 Every man is his own enemy englishproverbs.org 8674
41 Every man must carry his own cross englishproverbs.org 7696
42 Every woman would rather be beautiful than good englishproverbs.org 9172
43 Everybody’s business is nobody’s business englishproverbs.org 8552
44 Exchange in no robbery englishproverbs.org 5735
45 Experience is the best teacher englishproverbs.org 6630
46 Experience must be bought englishproverbs.org 5251
47 Extremes are dangerous englishproverbs.org 5050
48 Findings are keepings englishproverbs.org 4910
49 Fingers were made before forks englishproverbs.org 6377
50 Fire is a good servant but a bad master englishproverbs.org 12562
51 First impressions are most lasting englishproverbs.org 6180
52 Forbidden fruit is sweetest englishproverbs.org 7801
53 Fortune favours fools englishproverbs.org 5670
54 Fortune favours the brave englishproverbs.org 4776
55 Fortune favours those who use their judgement englishproverbs.org 3853
56 Fortune knocks once at everyone’s door englishproverbs.org 4000
57 God made the country; man made the town englishproverbs.org 5929
58 God never sends mouths but he sends meat englishproverbs.org 4165
59 Good wine needs no bush englishproverbs.org 5582
60 Happy is the nation that has no history englishproverbs.org 5929
61 He that is down need fear no fall englishproverbs.org 5517
62 Health is not valued till sickness comes englishproverbs.org 7938
63 Hope springs eternal in the human breast englishproverbs.org 7746
64 If it were not for hope the heart would break englishproverbs.org 7142
65 If the mountain will not go to Muhammed, then Muhammed must go to the mountain englishproverbs.org 5567
66 If wishes were horses, beggars would ride englishproverbs.org 5175
67 Ill news comes apace englishproverbs.org 4156
68 It is a long road that has no turning englishproverbs.org 6422
69 It is all in a day’s work englishproverbs.org 3982
70 It is an ill wind that blows nobody any good englishproverbs.org 3614
71 It is better to travel hopefully than to arrive englishproverbs.org 5644
72 It is easy to bear the misfortunes of others englishproverbs.org 3869
73 It is the first step that is troublesome englishproverbs.org 4914
74 It takes all sorts to make a world englishproverbs.org 5074
75 It will all be the same a hundred years hence englishproverbs.org 4342
76 Jack of all trades, master of none englishproverbs.org 5424
77 Knowledge is power englishproverbs.org 7801
78 Least said, soonest mended englishproverbs.org 5803
79 Life is not all beer and skittles englishproverbs.org 4343
80 Like draws to like the whole world over englishproverbs.org 3656
81 Little things please little minds englishproverbs.org 6600
82 Long absent, soon forgotten englishproverbs.org 6133
83 Lookers-on see most of the game englishproverbs.org 4096
84 Love is blind englishproverbs.org 4748
85 Man proposes; God disposes englishproverbs.org 6217
86 Many hands make light work englishproverbs.org 8439
87 Misfortunes never come singly englishproverbs.org 7233
88 Nature abhors a vacuum englishproverbs.org 5031
89 Necessity is the mother of invention englishproverbs.org 4944
90 Necessity knows no law englishproverbs.org 4360
91 No man is a hero to his valet englishproverbs.org 5649
92 No man is indispensable englishproverbs.org 5379
93 No news is good news englishproverbs.org 4720
94 Nothing succeeds like success englishproverbs.org 4771
95 Old customs are best englishproverbs.org 3449
96 Old shoes are easiest englishproverbs.org 5013
97 One half of the world does not know how the other half lives englishproverbs.org 4448
98 One Man’s Meat is another man’s poison englishproverbs.org 5285
99 Pity is akin to love englishproverbs.org 3838
100 Possession is nine-tenths of the law englishproverbs.org 3182
101 Prevention is better than cure englishproverbs.org 5346
102 Rumour is a lying jade englishproverbs.org 3571
103 Still waters run deep englishproverbs.org 6794
104 Stolen fruit is the sweetest englishproverbs.org 4725