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English proverbs 7


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The Devil rides upon a fiddlestick
The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones
There Are No Atheists in Foxholes
Though the wound be healed, a scar remains
Two fools in a house are too many
What flares up fast, extinguishes soon
Wherever you may be let your wind go free
You get out of life what you put into it
A baby is an alimentary canal with a loud voice at one end and no responsibility at the other
A day of sorrow is longer than a month of joy
A good name is better than a good face
A man is known by the company he keeps
A Small Spark Makes a Great Fire
After the game, the king and the pawn go into the same box
An English Summer, Three Hot Days and a Thunderstorm
back to the future
Better to aim high and miss, than to aim low and reach target!
Children should be seen and not heard
Discretion is the better part of valour
Empty sacks will never stand upright
Facts are stubborn things
Fools seldom differ
God made the country and man made the town!
He is an ill companion that has a good memory
He who laughs last, thinks the slowest!
If the mountain will not come to Mahomet, Mahomet must go to the mountain
It is better to travel hopefully than to arrive
Keep your friends close but your enemies closer

Life is one long catwalk

Love is like a fire, it can either warm your heart or burn your house down
Middle age is when broadness of the mind and narrowness of the waist change places
Never the twain shall meet
Old friends and wine are best
Out of sight, out of mind
Red sky at night shepherds delight,red sky in the morning,shepherds warning
Sticks and stones may break my bones but names will never hurt me
The Best Wine Comes Out of an Old Vessel
The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world
The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
They Brag Most That Can Do the Least
Too many cooks spoil the broth
We cannot be more sensitive to pleasure without being more sensitive to pain
When one shears the sheep, the skin on the ram trembles
You cannot get to the top by sitting on your bottom
A bad penny always turns up
A drop of ink may make a million think
A good tree brings forth good fruit
A man walks, God places the feet
A spy with flatulence will always blow his cover
Age has no friend but the wrinkles of the mind
An old Ox makes a straight furrow
Be a good sport - wherever you go
Better to be lowly in spirit and among the oppressed than to share plunder with the proud
Civility costs nothing

Distance makes the heart grow fonder

Even in laughter the heart may ache, and joy may end in grief
Fair without , false within
Forewarned is forearmed
Good broth may be made in an old pot
He knows best what good is that has endured evil
He who pays the piper calls the tune
If Wishes Were Horses, Beggars Would Ride
It is foolish to deal with a fool
Kill two birds with one stone
Like a roaring lion or a charging bear is a wicked man ruling over a helpless people
Love makes the world go round
Misery loves company
Night is the Mother of Counsel
On the Turf all men are equal, and under it
Pain is temporary, victory is forever
Righteousness exalts a nation but sin is a disgrace to any people
Stone is heavy and sand a burden, but provocation by a fool is heavier than both
The company makes the feast
The higher you climb up the ladder, the more people can see your arse
The tongue ever turns to the aching tooth
Things can only get better
True love is like a teardrop in Niagra falls

We never know the worth of water till the well is dry

 



When the wine is in, the wit is out
You cannot run with the hare and hunt with the hounds
A book is like a garden carried in the pocket
A Fool May Give a Wise Man Counsel
A happy heart makes the face cheerful, but heartache crushes the spirit
A place for everything and everything in its place
A wonder lasts but nine days
All lay loads on a willing horse!
Art has no enemy but ignorance
Beer before wine is fine Wine before beer makes you feel queer!
Birds of a feather flock together
Constant dripping wears away the stone
Do right and fear no man
Every family has a skeleton in the cupboard
Finders keepers, losers weepers
Genius is an Infinite Capacity for Taking Pains
Great oaks from little acorns grow
He travels fastest who travels alone
Home is where the heart is
If you would enjoy the fruit, pluck not the flower
It takes one bad apple to spoil the barrel!
Lear from the past, Live for today Look for tomorrow, take a nap this afternoon
Little things please little minds
Make love not war

Never be afraid to sit awhile and think

No one is expected to achieve the impossible
One good turn deserves another
Plant the crab tree where you will, it will never bear pippins
Share and share alike!
Take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves
The early bird catches the worm
The more one knows, the less one believes
There but for the grace of God go I
Time waits for nobody
Two wrongs do not make a right
What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity
Who keeps company with the wolf will learn how to howl
You have to understand, somethings you will never understand
A bad workman blames his tools
A drowning man will clutch at straws
A gossip betrays a confidence, but a trustworthy man keeps a secret
A miss is as good as a mile
A squirrel is just a rat with good PR
Age is a very high price to pay for maturity
An ounce of practice is worth a pound of precept
Be first at the feast, and last at the fight
Better to be safe than sorry
Cleanliness is next to Godliness
Divide and rule
Every Ass Loves to Hear Himself Bray
Faith will move mountains
Forgive and forget
Good fences make good neighbours!
He Lives Long Who Lives Well
He who plays with fire will get burnt
If you are planning for a year - sow rice, if you are planning for a decade - sow trees, if you are planning for a lifetime - educate people
It is good to be knowledgeable, but better to be lovable
Kiss and make up
Like clouds and wind without rain is a man who boasts of gifts he does not give
Love many, trust few, but always paddle your own canoe
Money is the root of all evil
No Good Building Without a Good Foundation
Once a word leaves your mouth, you cannot chase it back even with the swiftest horse
Pardon all but theyself
Robbing Peter to pay Paul


 

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