PROVERBS
1.
Haste
makes waste.
2.
Practice
makes perfect. (You never know what you can do till you try.)
3.
A
man is known by the company he keeps.
4.
Early
to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. (The early bird
catches the worm.)
5.
If
you run after two hares, you will catch none.
6.
Blood
is thicker than water. (Charity begins at home. Near is my shirt, but nearer is
my coat.)
7.
Curiosity
killed the cat. (A fool may ask more questions than a wise man can answer. Too
much knowledge makes the head bald. Ask no questions and you will be told no
lies.)
8.
East
or west, home is best. (There’s no place like home.)
9.
An
Englishman’s home is his castle.
10. Birds of a
feather flock (fly, stick) together. (Like to like.)
11. When the cat is
away, the mice will play.
12. The appetite
comes with eating. (The more you have, the more you want.)
13. An apple a day
keeps the doctor away.
14. A good
beginning makes a good ending. (Well begun is half done. The first blow is half
the battle.)
15. A bird in the
hand is worth two in the bush.
16. You have made
your bed and you must lie on it. (As you brew, so must you drink.)
17. Actions speak
louder than words. (Easier said than done.)
18. Business before
pleasure. (Business first, pleasure afterwards.)
19. Every cloud has
a silver lining.
20. What can’t be
cured must be endured. (It’s no use crying over spilt milk.)
21. Talk of the
devil and he will appear.
22. There’s no rule without an exception.
23. A friend in
need is a friend indeed.
24. Better late
than never (but better never late). (It’s never too late to mend. It’s never
too late to learn.)
25. No news is good news.
26. Bad news
travels fast.
27. Never put off
till tomorrow what you can do today.
28. Don’t trouble
trouble till trouble troubles you. (Let sleeping dogs lie.)
29. Don’t cross the bridges before you come to them. (All
in good time. Don’t cry out before you are hurt.)
30. A new broom
sweeps clean. (New lords, new laws.)
31. Two blacks do
not make a white.
32. Man doesn’t
live by bread alone.
33. Best defense is
attack. (Attack is the best defense.)
34. Four eyes see
more than two. (Four eyes can see more than two. One man, no man. Two heads are
better than one.)
35. Out of sight,
out of mind.
36. Like father,
like son. (Like mother, like daughter.)
37. Every family
has a black sheep.
40. Appearances are deceptive. (Appearances often deceive.
Appearances may be deceitful)
Judge not of men and things
at first sight. (A fair face may hide a foul heart (soul). All is not gold that
glitters.)
41. The rotten apple spoils its neighbours (companions).
Evil
communications corrupt good manners.
42. A bully is always a coward.
43. Scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours. (One good turn
deserves another. One hand washes the other.)
44. It never rains but it pours.
