English Proverbs

English Proverbs

English proverbs and sayings


A dog is a man's best friend

A lie has no legs, but a scandal has wings.
A lie has no legs, but a scandal has wings.

A man can't be hanged for his thoughts.
A man can't be hanged for his thoughts.

A man is as old as he feels, a woman as old as she looks.
A man is as old as he feels, a woman as old as she looks..

A mother never thinks her baby is ugly
A mother never thinks her baby is ugly.

A person is known by the company he keeps
A person is known by the company he keeps.

A poor beauty finds more lovers than husbands
A poor beauty finds more lovers than husbands.

A rich man's joke is always funny
A rich man's joke is always funny.

A small leak will sink a great ship
A small leak will sink a great ship.

A thief believes everybody steals
A thief believes everybody steals.

All are not thieves that dogs bark at
All are not thieves that dogs bark at.

An inch of gold will not buy an inch of time
An inch of gold will not buy an inch of time.

Anger dies quickly with a good man
Anger dies quickly with a good man.

Be careful what you wish for, you might just get it
Be careful what you wish for, you might just get it.

Choose a wife rather by your ear than by your eye
Choose a wife rather by your ear than by your eye.

Death always comes too early or too late
Death always comes too early or too late.

Do not meet troubles half way
Do not meet troubles half way.

Do the thing you fear, the death of fear is certain
Do the thing you fear, the death of fear is certain.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you
Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Don't criticize other people if you're not perfect yourself
Don't criticize other people if you're not perfect yourself

Don't cry over spilt milk
Don't cry over spilt milk.

Don't judge a book by its cover
Don't judge a book by its cover.

Education begins a gentleman, conversation completes him
Education begins a gentleman, conversation completes him.

Enjoy your little while the fool is seeking for more.
Enjoy your little while the fool is seeking for more.

Experience is the mother of knowledge.
Experience is the mother of knowledge..

Half the world does not know how the other half lives
Half the world does not know how the other half lives.

If the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch
If the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch

If you want a thing done well, do it yourself
If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.

It's good to have some friends both in heaven and hell
It's good to have some friends both in heaven and hell

Laziness goes so slowly that poverty overtakes it
Laziness goes so slowly that poverty overtakes it

Learning makes a good man better and a bad man worse
Learning makes a good man better and a bad man worse.

Man learns little from success, but much from failure
Man learns little from success, but much from failure.

Nature, time, and patience are three great physicians
Nature, time, and patience are three great physicians

Never tell your enemy that your foot aches
Never tell your enemy that your foot aches

No revenge is more honorable than the one not taken
No revenge is more honorable than the one not taken

Old sins have long shadows.
Old sins have long shadows.

Some are very busy and yet do nothing.
Some are very busy and yet do nothing.

Talk of the devil and he is sure to appear
Talk of the devil and he is sure to appear

The devil finds work for idle hands
The devil finds work for idle hands

The measure of our sacrifice is the measure of our love
The measure of our sacrifice is the measure of our love

The more you get the more you want
The more you get the more you want

The secret of success is constancy of purpose
The secret of success is constancy of purpose

To talk without thinking is to shoot without aiming.
To talk without thinking is to shoot without aiming.

Try not to become a man of success but a man of value
Try not to become a man of success but a man of value

Why worry? If you worry you die. If you don't worry you'll still die. So why worry
Why worry? If you worry you die. If you don't worry you'll still die. So why worry


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