384 Proverbs with English origins
A blind man will not thank you for a looking-glass.;
Go to proverbA fair October and a good blast, will blow the hag and her broom away fast.;
Go to proverbA goose quill is more dangerous than a lion's claw.;
Go to proverbA man does not have to attend church to be a Christian.;
Go to proverbA man is as old as he feels, and a woman as old as she looks.;
Go to proverbA man may lead a horse to water, but cannot make him drink.;
Go to proverbA mother-in-law is what you inherit when you marry.;
Go to proverbA wicked book is the wickeder because it cannot repent.;
Go to proverbA woman that loves to be at the window is a bunch of grapes on the highway.;
Go to proverbAbsence, and a friendly neighbor, washeth away love.;
Go to proverbAnd he repents in thorns that sleeps in beds of roses.;
Go to proverbAnger is often more hurtful than the injury that caused it.;
Go to proverbBefore St. John's Day for rain we pray, after that we get it anyway.;
Go to proverbBetter reap two days too soon than one day too late.;
Go to proverbBetter the devil you know than the devil you don't know.;
Go to proverbChildren pick up words as pigeons peas, And utter them again as God shall please.;
Go to proverbChildren suck the mother when they are young and the father when they are old.;
Go to proverbCraftiness must have clothes, but truth loves to go naked.;
Go to proverbDeceive the rich and powerful if you will, but don't insult them;
Go to proverbDiscretion in speech is more important than eloquence.;
Go to proverbDo not be in a hurry to tie what you cannot untie.;
Go to proverbDo when ye may, or suffer ye the nay, in love 'tis the way.;
Go to proverbDon't dig your grave with your own knife and fork.;
Go to proverbEven if an ass goes travelling he'll not come home a horse.;
Go to proverbEvery peasant is proud of the pond in his village because from it he measures the sea;
Go to proverbGet what you can and keep what you have; that's the way to get rich;
Go to proverbGive neither advice nor salt, until you are asked for it.;
Go to proverbGod help the rich, the poor can look after themselves.;
Go to proverbGod the first garden made, and the first city Cain.;
Go to proverbHave you any Spanish? (Meaning, Have you got any money?);
Go to proverbHe declares himself guilty who justifies himself before accusation.;
Go to proverbHe that eats of the king's goose shall be choked with feathers.;
Go to proverbHe that plants thorns must never expect to gather roses;
Go to proverbHe that plants trees loves others besides himself.;
Go to proverbHe that serves at the altar ought to live by the altar.;
Go to proverbHe that shippeth the devil must make the best of him.;
Go to proverbHe that takes the devil into his boat must carry him over the sound.;
Go to proverbHe that would the daughter win Must with the mother first begin.;
Go to proverbHe who is shipwrecked the second time, cannot lay the blame on Neptune;
Go to proverbHe who says what he likes will hear what he does not like.;
Go to proverbHe who sups with the devil has need of a long spoon.;
Go to proverbHe who would climb the ladder must begin at the bottom.;
Go to proverbHis fore feet though you sever, his grip he'll make good.;
Go to proverbIn the morning be first up, and in the evening last to go to bed, for they that sleep catch no fish.;
Go to proverbIn times of prosperity friends will be plenty, In times of adversity, not one in twenty.;
Go to proverbIt is an equal failing to trust everybody and to trust nobody.;
Go to proverbKisses that are easily obtained are easily forgotten.;
Go to proverbLet him make use of instinct who cannot make use of reason.;
Go to proverbLight Christmas, light wheatsheaf; dark Christmas, heavy wheatsheaf.;
Go to proverbMany eyes go through the meadow, but few see the flowers.;
Go to proverbNever love with all your heart, it only ends in breaking.;
Go to proverbNever put off till tomorrow what may be done today.;
Go to proverbNone ever took a stone out of the temple but the dust did fly in his eyes.;
Go to proverbOf wine the middle, of oil the top, and of honey the bottom is best.;
Go to proverbPhysicians faults are covered with earth, and rich men's money;
Go to proverbPlenty know good ale, but don't know much after that.;
Go to proverbPoor men seek meat for their stomach, rich men stomach for their meat.;
Go to proverbPoor thieves in halters we behold; And great thieves in their chains of gold.;
Go to proverbProportion your expenses to what you have, not what you expect.;
Go to proverbSea sickness is like dying several separate deaths;
Go to proverbServants like ornaments should be used in their proper places.;
Go to proverbSet out wisely at first; custom will make every virtue more easy and pleasant to you than any vice can be.;
Go to proverbSet trees poor and they grow rich; set them rich and they oft grow poor.;
Go to proverbSix hours' sleep for a man, seven for a woman and eight for a fool.;
Go to proverbSome men have only one book in them, others a library.;
Go to proverbSpring has come when you can put your foot on three daisies.;
Go to proverbSpring is when you feel like whistling even with a shoe full of slush.;
Go to proverbSticks and stones will break my bones, but names will never hurt me.;
Go to proverbTake a dog for a companion and a stick in your hand.;
Go to proverbTake care of your pennies and your pounds will take care of your heirs and barristers.;
Go to proverbTake heed of enemies reconciled, and of meat twice boiled.;
Go to proverbTell me and I'll forget. Show me, and I may not remember. Involve me, and I'll understand;
Go to proverbThe afterthought is good for nought, except it be to catch blind horses with.;
Go to proverbThe ass that is common property is always the worst saddled;
Go to proverbThe best surgeon is he that hath been hacked himself.;
Go to proverbThe camel asking for horns lost also his ears. [In grasping for things we need not, we often lose what we have.];
Go to proverbThe cat has nine lives: three for playing, three for straying, three for staying.;
Go to proverbThe crow went travelling abroad and came home just as black.;
Go to proverbThe difference is wide that the sheets will not decide.;
Go to proverbThe eyes believe themselves; the ears believe other people;
Go to proverbThe first drink with water, the second without water, the third like water;
Go to proverbThe man who does not learn is dark, like one walking in the night;
Go to proverbThe north wind has no corn and a poor man no friend.;
Go to proverbThe person who is tired will find time to sleep. A person with a bad name is already half hanged.;
Go to proverbThe pitcher that goes too often to the well is broken at last.;
Go to proverbThere are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root.;
Go to proverbThere is but one good mother-in-law and she is dead;
Go to proverbThere's many a good cock come out of a tattered bag.;
Go to proverbVenture not to defend what your judgment doubts of.;
Go to proverbWe are all Adam's children, but silk makes the difference.;
Go to proverbWe are usually the best men when in the worst health.;
Go to proverbWhen a cow tries to scratch its ear, It means a shower be very near, When it begins to thump its rib with its tail, Look out for thunder, lightning and hail.;
Go to proverbWhen a proud man hears another praised, he feels himself injured.;
Go to proverbWhen harvest flies hum, there's warm weather to come.;
Go to proverbWhen the pigeons go abenting, the farmers go lamenting.;
Go to proverbWhen two agree in their desire, One sparke will set them both on fire.;
Go to proverbWrite down the advice of him who love you, though you like it not at present.;
Go to proverbYoung people don't know what age is, and old people forget what youth was.;
Go to proverbZeal without knowledge is like fire without light.;
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