English Proverbs

English Proverbs

11, Mar, 2010

Wise Words

1 A bad penny always turns up englishproverbs.org 12410
2 A contented mind is a perpetual feast englishproverbs.org 8157
3 A good conscience is a soft pillow englishproverbs.org 6431
4 A house divided against itself cannot stand englishproverbs.org 4963
5 A little is better than none englishproverbs.org 4999
6 A man is as old as he feels englishproverbs.org 4645
7 A miss is as good as a mile englishproverbs.org 5158
8 A ragged coat may cover an honest man englishproverbs.org 4295
9 A rose by any other name would smell so sweet englishproverbs.org 7857
10 A stitch in time saves nine englishproverbs.org 12736
11 A thing of beauty is a joy for ever englishproverbs.org 6038
12 A word to the wise is enough englishproverbs.org 5125
13 Adam’s ale is the best brew englishproverbs.org 4535
14 Adversity makes strange bedfellows englishproverbs.org 4903
15 After a storm comes a calm englishproverbs.org 5573
16 All is fish that comes to the net englishproverbs.org 5049
17 All roads lead to Rome englishproverbs.org 5669
18 All that glitters is not gold englishproverbs.org 6266
19 All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy englishproverbs.org 9423
20 All’s well that ends well englishproverbs.org 9304
21 Among the blind the one-eyed man is king englishproverbs.org 6488
22 An apple a day keeps the doctor away englishproverbs.org 6366
23 An army marches on its stomach englishproverbs.org 5047
24 An ounce of luck is better than a pound of wisdom englishproverbs.org 4730
25 Beauty is but skin-deep englishproverbs.org 6087
26 Beggars’ bags are bottomless englishproverbs.org 4341
27 Better be born lucky than wise englishproverbs.org 4623
28 Blood is thicker than water englishproverbs.org 5718
29 Cheats never prosper englishproverbs.org 7267
30 Circumstances alter cases englishproverbs.org 5019
31 Comfort is better than pride englishproverbs.org 4125
32 Coming events cast their shadows before englishproverbs.org 4611
33 Custom rules the law englishproverbs.org 3721
34 Dreams go by contraries englishproverbs.org 4599
35 Each day brings its own bread englishproverbs.org 4180
36 Empty vessels make the most noise englishproverbs.org 7155
37 Even the weariest river winds somewhere safe to sea englishproverbs.org 4677
38 Every cloud has a silver lining englishproverbs.org 6739
39 Every law has a loophole englishproverbs.org 3902
40 Every man is his own enemy englishproverbs.org 5015
41 Every man must carry his own cross englishproverbs.org 4416
42 Every woman would rather be beautiful than good englishproverbs.org 5527
43 Everybody’s business is nobody’s business englishproverbs.org 4658
44 Exchange in no robbery englishproverbs.org 3633
45 Experience is the best teacher englishproverbs.org 4233
46 Experience must be bought englishproverbs.org 3478
47 Extremes are dangerous englishproverbs.org 3219
48 Findings are keepings englishproverbs.org 3309
49 Fingers were made before forks englishproverbs.org 4293
50 Fire is a good servant but a bad master englishproverbs.org 6314
51 First impressions are most lasting englishproverbs.org 3816
52 Forbidden fruit is sweetest englishproverbs.org 3830
53 Fortune favours fools englishproverbs.org 3151
54 Fortune favours the brave englishproverbs.org 2742
55 Fortune favours those who use their judgement englishproverbs.org 2444
56 Fortune knocks once at everyone’s door englishproverbs.org 2495
57 God made the country; man made the town englishproverbs.org 3207
58 God never sends mouths but he sends meat englishproverbs.org 2583
59 Good wine needs no bush englishproverbs.org 2904
60 Happy is the nation that has no history englishproverbs.org 3272
61 He that is down need fear no fall englishproverbs.org 2815
62 Health is not valued till sickness comes englishproverbs.org 4149
63 Hope springs eternal in the human breast englishproverbs.org 3656
64 If it were not for hope the heart would break englishproverbs.org 3486
65 If the mountain will not go to Muhammed, then Muhammed must go to the mountain englishproverbs.org 3413
66 If wishes were horses, beggars would ride englishproverbs.org 2990
67 Ill news comes apace englishproverbs.org 2363
68 It is a long road that has no turning englishproverbs.org 3382
69 It is all in a day’s work englishproverbs.org 2422
70 It is an ill wind that blows nobody any good englishproverbs.org 2213
71 It is better to travel hopefully than to arrive englishproverbs.org 2600
72 It is easy to bear the misfortunes of others englishproverbs.org 2245
73 It is the first step that is troublesome englishproverbs.org 2688
74 It takes all sorts to make a world englishproverbs.org 2462
75 It will all be the same a hundred years hence englishproverbs.org 2297
76 Jack of all trades, master of none englishproverbs.org 3023
77 Knowledge is power englishproverbs.org 3392
78 Least said, soonest mended englishproverbs.org 2580
79 Life is not all beer and skittles englishproverbs.org 2428
80 Like draws to like the whole world over englishproverbs.org 1860
81 Little things please little minds englishproverbs.org 3278
82 Long absent, soon forgotten englishproverbs.org 3099
83 Lookers-on see most of the game englishproverbs.org 2348
84 Love is blind englishproverbs.org 2730
85 Man proposes; God disposes englishproverbs.org 3128
86 Many hands make light work englishproverbs.org 4269
87 Misfortunes never come singly englishproverbs.org 3509
88 Nature abhors a vacuum englishproverbs.org 2465
89 Necessity is the mother of invention englishproverbs.org 2558
90 Necessity knows no law englishproverbs.org 2278
91 No man is a hero to his valet englishproverbs.org 2590
92 No man is indispensable englishproverbs.org 2321
93 No news is good news englishproverbs.org 2506
94 Nothing succeeds like success englishproverbs.org 2348
95 Old customs are best englishproverbs.org 1935
96 Old shoes are easiest englishproverbs.org 2917
97 One half of the world does not know how the other half lives englishproverbs.org 2636
98 One Man’s Meat is another man’s poison englishproverbs.org 1440
99 Pity is akin to love englishproverbs.org 1257
100 Possession is nine-tenths of the law englishproverbs.org 1314
101 Prevention is better than cure englishproverbs.org 2289
102 Rumour is a lying jade englishproverbs.org 1276
103 Still waters run deep englishproverbs.org 1609
104 Stolen fruit is the sweetest englishproverbs.org 1512