Proverbs

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.

45.  It is an ill wind that blows nobody good.