Proverb Quotes & Proverb Sayings

When a man repeats a promise again and again, he means to fail you. "A proverb in the time of Saint Bernard" "Every time you wake up and ask yourself, "What good things am I going to do today?", remember that when the sun goes down at sunset, it will take a part of your life with it." "The Devil finds work for idle hands." A beautiful thing is never perfect. A bird in hand is better than two in the bush A bit of fragrance always clings to the hand that gives you roses. A born leader sees which way the crowd is going and steps in ahead A brother is a friend God gave you; a friend is a brother your heart chose for you. A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle A cat is a tiger that is fed by hand. A cat may look on a King A chain is only as strong as its weakest link A chip off the old block A colt is worth little if it does not break its halter. A courageous foe is better than a cowardly friend A dog as he sleeps barks as if on the track of the hare A drink is shorter than a tale A drunk man's words are a sober man's thoughts A father is a banker provided by nature. A favor ill - placed is great waste A feather in hand is better then a bird in the air A fountain of energy A good beginning makes a good ending A good exercise for the heart is bending down and helping someone to get up. A good face is a letter of recommendation. A good friend is better than a near relation. A good listener is a silent flatterer A good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow A good rule of thumb A good year is determined by its spring A great position entails great responsibility A guilty conscience needs no accuser A handful of common sense is worth a bushel of learning A hare is like an ass in the length of its ears, yet it is not its son A hug a day keeps the demons at bay A hundred men can make an encampment, but it requires a woman to make a home A just war is better than an unjust peace A kiss without a hug is like a flower without the fragrance. A kitchen-dog is never a good rabbit-hunter A leopard can not change his spots A little body often harbors a great soul. A lost friendship is an enemy won. A man is not old until his regrets take the place of his dreams A man of gladness seldom falls into madness A man's gift makes room for him A merchants happiness hangs upon chance, winds, and waves A mother's heart is always with her children. A nickel will get you on the subway, but garlic will get you a seat A person with a bad name is already half-hanged A pretty face and fine clothes do not make character A problem shared is a problem halved A promise is a comfort for a fool. A promise is a debt. A reconciled friend is a double enemy A rich child often sits in a poor mothers lap. A rising tide lifts all boats A rose by any other name would smell as sweet A sailor must have his eye trained to the rocks and sands as well as the north star A scalded cat dreads cold water. A short horse is soon curried A spoon does not know the taste of soup, nor a learned fool the taste of wisdom. A stumble may prevent a fall. A swarm of bees in May is worth a load of hay but a swarm in July is not worth a fly A tree does not move unless there is wind A tree is best measured when it's down A tree is known by its fruit A tree never hits an automobile except in self defence. A true friend laughs at your stories even when they're not so good, and sympathizes with your troubles even when they're not so bad A truth spoken before its time is dangerous. A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men A well-beaten path does not always make the right road A wise man never knows all, only fools know everything. A wise teacher makes learning a joy. A woman hath nine lives like a cat A woman's answer is never to seek A woman's work is never done Accomplishment of purpose is better than making a profit. Action without thought is like shooting without aim. Acts of kindness may soon be forgotten, but the memory of an offense remains. Advice after injury is like medicine after death Advice from your friends in like the weather, some of it is good, some of it is bad. Age may wrinkle the face, but lack of enthusiasm wrinkles the soul All criminals turn preachers under the gallows. All is fair in love and war. All is not butter that comes from the cow. All mankind is divided into three classes: those that are immovable, those that are moveable, and those that move All roads lead to Rome All the flowers of tomorrow are in the seeds of yesterday All things grow with love All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy Among the blind, the squinter rules An apple a day keeps the doctor away. An empty belly hears nobody An old fox understands the trap Any landing you can walk away from is a good one. Any man worth his salt As delicate as a flower As demure as an old whore at a christening As much use as a yard of pump water As sensitive as a flower As solid as the ground we stand on As uneasy as a cat near water As you brew, so must you drink As you sow so shall you reap Ask me no questions and I'll tell you no lies Avoid a questioner, for he is also a tattler Bad habits are like a comfortable bed, easy to get into, but hard to get out of. Bad planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part Barking dogs seldom bite Battle doesn't need a purpose; the battle is its own purpose. Beauty is a fading flower Beauty is only skin-deep. Beauty is potent but money is omnipotent. Beauty is ten, nine of which is dressing. Beauty without virtue is like a rose without scent. Beauty's sister is vanity, and its daughter lust. Before you begin on the journey of revenge, dig two graves. Before you can score you must first have a goal. Behind every great man there's a great woman Benefits, like flowers, please most when they are fresh Better a thousand times careful than once dead. Better good manners than good looks. Better have an old man to humor than a young rake to break your heart Better is the evil known, than the good which is yet to know Better joy in a cottage than sorrow in a palace Better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick Better the Devil you know than the Devil you don't Better to ask a question than to remain ignorant. Better to bow than break Better to go to bed hungry than to wake up in debt. Better to struggle with a sick jackass than carry the wood by yourself Between a rock and a hard place Beware of the friend who was once your foe. Beware of the man who does not drink Big fish eat little fish Biggest profits mean gravest risks. Birds of a feather flock together. Blood is thicker than water. Boil stones in butter, and you may sip the broth Break one link and the whole chain falls apart By bravely enduring it, an evil which cannot be avoided is overcome By ignorance we mistake, and by mistakes we learn Call your husband cuckold in jest, an he'll never suspect you Can't see the wood for the trees Cast no dirt into the well that gives you water Change is the only constant Charity begins at home, but should not end there Cheerfulness is the very flower of health. Children and drunks always speak the truth. Children and fools cannot lie Closing the barn door after the horse escapes Come hell or high water Confess you were wrong yesterday; it will show you are wise today. Count your blessings. Cowards die many times Cream doesn't rise to the top, it works its way up Cunning is a short blanket - if you pull it over your face, you expose your feet Cut your coat to suit your cloth Death cancels everything but truth Deer-hunter, waste not your arrow on the hare Desire of glory is the last garment that even wise men put off Desperate Times Call For Desperate Measures Do business best when the wind's in the west Do not halloo till you are out of the wood Do not judge your friend until you stand in his place Do not look where you fell but where you slipped Do not speak of secret matters in a field that is full of little hills Do not speak unless you can improve the silence Dogs have so many friends because they wag their tails, not their tongues Doing nothing is doing evil Don't bet more than you can afford to lose Don't bite the hand that feeds you Don't burn your bridges behind you Don't change horses in midstream Don't count your chickens before they are hatched Don't cry before you are hurt Don't do what you'll have to find an excuse for. Don't draw another's bow, don't ride another's horse, don't mind another's business Don't keep a dog and bark yourself Don't kill the goose with the golden egg Don't let the bastards grind you down Don't look a gift horse in the mouth Don't plant more garden than your wife can care for Don't put new wine into old bottles Don't reject the good together with the bad Don't shut the barn door after the horse is stolen Don't throw away the wheat with the chaff Don't try to teach your Grandma to suck eggs Don't try to walk before you can crawl Don't use a lot where a little will do Don't waste too many stones on one bird Don't water your weeds. Doubt is the beginning not the end of wisdom Doubt makes the mountain which faith can move Ducks quack loudly before a rain Easy as falling off a log Eat - well is drink - well's brother Eat well, drink in moderation, and sleep sound, in these three good health abound El tiempo da buen consejo. Even a blind pig finds an acorn every once in awhile Even a blind squirrel finds an acorn sometimes Evening red and morning grey help the traveler on his way; evening grey and morning red bring down rain upon his head Every advantage has its disadvantage Every convenience brings its own inconveniences along with it. Every end is a new beginning Every fool can find faults that a great many wise men can't remedy Every path has its puddle Every picture tells a story. Every rose has its thorn Everyman's friend is everyman's fool. Everything must have a beginning. Exaggeration is to paint a snake and add legs. Experience is a comb which nature gives us when we are bald. Experience is the best teacher. Failing to plan is planning to fail Faith will move mountains Fall on stony ground False friends are worse than open enemies Fast as the hare runs, the greyhound outruns her, since he catches her Fear and courage are brothers. Fear may force a man to cast beyond the moon Fight fire with fire Finagle's Eighth Rule: Teamwork is essential. It allows you to blame someone else. Fire and gunpowder do not sleep together. Fire in the heart sends smoke into the head. Fire is never a gentle master Fire, the sea, and woman; these are three ills Fire, water, and government know nothing of mercy. First Appeared in 1721 First deserve, then desire. First things first Fish, to taste good, must swim three times: in water, in butter, and in wine Fish, to taste good, must swim three times: in water, in butter, and in wine. Flowers are God's way of smiling Follow pleasure, and then will pleasure flee; Flee pleasure, and pleasure will follow thee Footprints on the sands of time are not made by sitting down. Force without forecast is to little avail. Forgive and forget. Four eyes see more than two Four things come not back: the spoken word, the sped arrow, the past life and the neglected opportunity. Friends are flowers in the garden of life Friends are flowers that never fade Friends are lost by calling often and calling seldom. Friends are made by many acts and lost by only one Friends are thieves of time. Friends come and go, but enemies accumulate Friends help; others pity. Friendship is love with understanding From listening comes wisdom and from speaking, repentance. From our ancestors come our names, but from our virtues our honors. From small beginnings come great things. Garlic is as good as ten mothers Get hold of the wrong end of the stick Gifts dissolve rocks. Gifts make their way through stone walls. Give a beggar a bed and he'll repay you with a louse Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. Give an inch, he'll take an mile Give neither counsel or salt till you are asked for it. Go with the flow. God could not be everywhere and therefore he made mothers. God provides, but He needs a nudge. God save me from my friends - I can protect myself from my enemies. Good advice is beyond all price. Good fences make good neighbors Good habits result from resisting temptation Good jests bite like lambs, not like dogs Good manners and plenty of money will make my son a gentlemen. Good men must die, but death cannot kill their names. Good men must die, but death cannot kill their names.. Good nature without prudence, is foolishness Good things come in small packages Good things come to those who wait Great boast, small roast Great minds think alike. Greatness alone in not enough, or the cow would outrun the hare Greatness alone in not enough, or the cow would outrun the hare. Grow like a weed Grow where you are planted Happy as a duck in water Hard as a rock Hard work never did anyone any harm Haste makes waste Hate doth never prosper, for if it prosper, none dare call it hate He alone is wise who can accommodate himself to all contingencies of life; but the fool contends, and struggles like a swimmer against the stream. He has the greatest blind - side, who thinks he has none He hath lived ill that knows not how to die well He is a fool that praises himself and a madman that speaks ill of himself He is as easily caught as a hare with drums He is never likely to have a good thing cheap that is afraid to ask a price He is not a wise man who cannot play the fool on occasions He keeps his road well enough who gets rid of bad company He left no stone unturned He loses his thanks who promises and delays. He rises o'er early that is hang'd ere noon He that cannot ask cannot live He that converses not, knows nothing He that died half a year ago is as dead as Adam He that eats till he is sick must fast till he is well He that hears much, and speaks not all, shall be welcome both in bower and hall He that is born to be hanged shall never be drowned He that lends, gives He that will cheat at play, will cheat you any way He that would have the fruit must climb the tree He that would learn to pray, let him go to sea. He travels fastest who travels alone He who allows his day to pass by without practicing generosity and enjoying life's pleasures is like a blacksmith's bellows: he breathes but does not live. He who begins and does not finish loves their pains. He who digs a pit for others, falls in himself He who eats alone chokes alone. He who fails to plan, plans to fail He who fears something gives it power over him. He who follows two hares loses both He who goes to bed hungry dreams of pancakes. He who governs by his moral excellence may be compared to the Pole star which abides in its place while all other stars bow towards it. He who has been bitten by a snake is afraid of an eel He who has health, has hope. And he who has hope, has everything. He who has three enemies must agree with two He who hunts two hares at once, catches neither He who hunts two hares does not catch the one and lets the other escape He who is born a fool is never cured He who is his own lawyer has a fool for a client He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly. He who is well prepared has half won the battle. He who knows not and knows not he knows not: he is a fool - shun him. He who knows not and knows he knows not: he is simple - teach him. He who knows and knows not he knows: he is asleep - wake him. He who knows and knows he knows: he is wise - follow him. He who laughs last laughs longest He who lives by the sword shall die by the sword He who oweth is all in the wrong He who pelts every barking dog must pick up many stones He who plants a garden plants happiness He who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love He who sweats more in peace, bleeds less in war He who trusts all things to chance, makes a lottery of his life He who wants milk should not sit in the middle of a field and wait for a cow to back up to him He who will have no judge but himself condemns himself He would skin a gnat for its hide and tallow He's a hard dog to keep on the porch He's a little wet behind the ears Hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil Hewers of wood and drawers of water History repeats itself Hold a true friend with both your hands. Hold your dog in readiness before you start the hare Home is home, be it ever so humble How can we expect another to keep our secret if we have been unable to keep it ourselves I can explain it for you, but I can't understand it for you I don't care how many pails of milk I lose, as long as I don't lose the cow I just got lost in thought. It was unfamiliar territory. I wash my hands of the whole matter I wish that he would sink as deep in the ground as a hare can run in ten years Idleness is the beginning of all vices. If a job is worth doing, it's worth doing well If at first you do succeed, try something harder If doctors fail thee, be these three thy doctors--Rest, cheerfulness, and moderate diet If fools went not to market, bad wares would not be sold If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, looks like a duck, it must be a duck If it were a dog, it would have bitten you already If life deals you lemons made lemonade If people lead, the leaders will follow If the fish had not opened its mouth, it would not have been caught If the prayers of dogs were answered, bones would rain from the sky. If the young knew and the old could, there is nothing that couldn't be done. If there is no wind, row. If you are ready to believe, you are easy to deceive If you can kiss the mistress, never kiss the maid If you could run, as you drink, you might catch a hare If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there If you don't make mistakes, you don't make anything If you lie down with dogs, you get up with fleas If you love it let it go. If it returns to you cherish it, if not it was never truly yours. If you see a friend without a smile; give him one of yours. If you starve for three days, there is no thought that does not invade your imagination If you trust before you try, you may repent before you die. If you want to be respected, you must respect yourself. If you want to feel rich, just count the things you have that money can't buy If you want to know what a man is really like, take notice how he acts when he loses money Ignorance is the peace of life. Ill weed grows fast Imagination gallops; judgment merely walks In a bet there is a fool and a thief. In a fiddler's house all are dancers In courtship a man pursues a woman until she catches him In shallow holes moles make fools of dragons In small woods may be caught large hares In teaching others we teach ourselves. In the long run, the greyhound kills the hare In times of trouble leniency becomes crime. In war, all suffer defeat, even the victors. Innocence plays in the backyard of ignorance Instead of complaining that the rosebush is full of thorns, be happy that the thorn bush has roses. It beats picking cotton It is a poor family that hath neither a whore nor a thief in it It is better to be an old man's darling than a young man's werling It is better to run back than run the wrong way. It is better to travel than to arrive It is both the means and the end It is hard to catch hares with unwilling hounds It is hard to pay for bread that has been eaten It is less painful to learn in youth than to be ignorant in age It is madness for a sheep to talk of peace with a wolf It is no advantage for a man in fever to change his bed It is not a sin to sell dear, but it is to make ill measure It is not only necessary to love, it is necessary to say so. It is not the last blow of the ax that fells the tree It is often the last key on the ring which opens the door It is prosperity that gives us friends, adversity that proves them. It is the nature of the ego to take, and the nature of the spirit to share. It rolled like water off a duck's back It takes a rough stone to sharpen The Edge It takes one to know one It was the piece of straw that broke the camel's back It's an ill wind that blows no one any good It's better to bend than to break It's no use locking the stable door after the horse has bolted It's not the towering sail, but the unseen wind that moves the ship It's not worth crying over spilt milk It's poor friendship that needs to be constantly bought It's the empty can that makes the most noise It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease It's tough trying to keep your feet on the ground, your head above the clouds, your nose to the grindstone, your shoulder to the wheel, your finger on the pulse, your eye on the ball and your ear to the ground. Just because a man and woman sleep in the same bed doesn’t mean they have the same dreams. Keep an eye on the cat and another on the frying pan. Keep good company and you shall be of the number Keep no more cats than will catch mice Keep your eye on the ball Keep your head above water Keeping from falling is better then helping up Knowledge in youth is wisdom in age Large trees give more shade than fruit Laughter is the best medicine. Laws are silent in time of war Lawyers' gowns are lined with the willfulness of their clients Leap out of the frying pan into the fire Learn to walk before you run Least said, soonest mended Let not turn fun to mischief. Let your Father and your Mother be glad, and let her rejoice who gave birth to you. Life is not living, but being in health. Like a duck out of water Like a hot house flower Like father, like son Like looking for a needle in a haystack Like mother, like daughter. Like the body that is made up of different limbs and organs, all moral creatures must depend on each other to exist. Like trying to find a needle in a haystack Listen to advice and accept correction, then in the end you will be wise. Little dogs start the Hare, the great get her Little enemies and little wounds must not be despised. Live thy life as it were spoil and pluck the joys that fly. Live today for tomorrow it will all be history. Living without faith is like driving in a fog. Look before you leap, for snakes among sweet flowers do creep Look for the good, not the evil, in the conduct of members of the family. Lost like a ball in high weeds Love is blind, but friendship closes its eyes. Love rules his kingdom without a sword. Luck is the idol of the idle. Mad as a march hare Make new friends but keep the old ones; one is silver and the other's gold Makes your mouth water Malice drinketh its own poison Many can bear adversity, but few contempt. Many children, and little bread, is a painful pleasure Many dogs kill a hare, no matter how many turns it makes Many small make a great Many talk like philosophers yet live like fools. Marry in haste, and repent at leisure. Masters who sacrifice for servants will receive the gift of loyalty. May your trouble be like the old man's teeth - few and far between Measure three times and cut once Measure twice, cut once Men that have much business must have much pardon Merit is often an obstacle to Fortune; the reason is it produces two bad effects, envy and fear. Money doesn't grow on trees Money spent on the mind is never spent in vain. More afraid then hurt More than you can shake a stick at Mother, may I go out to swim? Yes, my darling daughter: Hang your clothes on a hickory limb - But don't go near the water Much water goeth by the mill That the miller knoweth not of Muddy the water My old stomping ground Nature is better than a middling doctor. Neither beg of him who has been a beggar, nor serve him who has been a servant Never ask pardon before you are accused Never deny in the dark, what you know to be true in the light Never kick a cow chip on a hot day. Never offer to teach a fish to swim. Never repeat old grievances. No bees, no honey; no work, no money No friendship can survive the gift of gold. No good thing is failure and no evil thing success No man sees his shadow who faces the sun No matter how high a feather goes up, it must come down No matter how long the winter, spring is sure to follow. No one ever kicks a dead dog No one is a fool always, every one sometimes No one is as angry as the person who is wrong. No one is worse, for knowing the worst of themselves. No one person can wear all the hats all the time No price is too low for a bear or too high for a bull. No wisdom like silence No wonder lasts more than three days Nobody's perfect Not the cry, but the flight of the wild duck, leads the flock to fly and follow. Not the glittering weapon fights the fight, but rather the hero's heart. Not to know is bad, not to wish to know is worse. Not worth a hill of beans Nothing is more noble than politeness, and nothing more ridiculous than ceremony. Now for good luck, cast an old shoe after me Of evil grain, no good seed can come Old age and treachery will overcome youth and skill Old age though despised, is coveted by all. Old men go to death; but death comes to young men One drink is just right; two is too many; three are too few One flower does not bring spring One flower does not make a garland One good forewit is worth two afterwits One has fear in front of a goat, in back of a mule, and on every side of a fool. One hour in the execution of justice is worth seventy years of prayer. One hour's sleep before midnight is better than three after it One lives in the world's memory only by what they have done in the world's behalf. One of life's greatest mysteries is how the boy who wasn't good enough to marry your daughter can be the father of the smartest grandchild in the world. One who sits between two chairs may easily fall down. One who walks in another's tracks leaves no footprints. Only the strong survive Only three things in life are certain birth, death and change Open up a can of worms Opportunities may come but they never linger. Opportunities neglected can never be recovered. Opportunity makes the thief Opportunity only knocks once Opportunity seldom knocks twice. Our neck of the woods Our passions are the winds that propel our vessel. Our reason is the pilot that steers her. Without winds the vessel would not move and without a pilot she would be lost. Parting is such sweet sorrow People blame themselves for the purpose of being praised. Persuasion is better than force. Plain as water Precept guides, but example draws. Prevention is better than cure Pride will have a fall; For pride goeth before and shame cometh after Put that in your pipe and smoke it Put your best foot forward Quit not certainty for hope. Rain does not fall on one roof alone Rare as walking on water Remember that everyone you meet is afraid of something, loves something, and has lost something Respect for one's parents is the highest duty of civil life. Respect starts with yourself. Riches are gotten with pain, kept with care, and lost with grief Rise and shine Sadness and gladness succeed each other Self - praise is no recommendation Self-assurance is two-thirds of success. She is nether fish nor fowl She was built like a brick-shithouse Silence implies consent. Silence is also speech Silence is also speech. Sitting on the fence Smoke, rain, and a scolding wife, are three bad things in a house Solitude is often the best society Some evils are cured by contempt. Some have been thought brave because they didn't have the courage to run away. Some people make things happen, some watch things happen, while others wonder what has happened Some roads aren't meant to be travelled alone Some things are better praised by silence than by remark Speak little and to the purpose. Speak the truth, but leave immediately after. Speak well of your friend, of your enemy say nothing. Spring has come when you can put your foot on three daisies Step by step one goes very far. Still water runs deep. Stop, look and listen Stumbling is not falling. Stupid people always think they are right. Wise people listen to advice. Success is doing what you like and making a living at it Success isn't how far you got, but the distance you traveled from where you started Sudden friendship, sure repentance. Take in laundry before you take in partners Take time to smell the roses Talking comes by nature, silence by wisdom. Tall trees catch much wind Tell your friend a lie. If he keeps it secret, then tell him the truth. That which we obtain too easily, we esteem too lightly. The Almighty moves mountains but don't forget to bring your shovel The apple does not fall far from the tree The archer who overshoots misses as well as he that falls short The art is not in making money, but in keeping it The axe forgets what the tree remembers The back of one door is the face of another. The best defense is a good offence The best of all the preachers are the folks who live their creeds The best throw with the dice, is to throw them away The best time to plant a tree is twenty years ago. The second best time is now. The best way to kill an idea is to take it to a meeting. The best you get is an even break The burden one likes is cheerfully carried. The burdens that appear easiest to bear are those that are borne by others The cat and the love you give away always come back to you The cat is nature's beauty. The cat loves fish, but she's loath to wet her feet. The child says nothing, but what it heard by the fire The classic formula for success is: "Dress British, Think Yiddish The cobbler always wears the worst shoes The counsel you would have another keep, first keep yourself. The cow knows not what her tail is worth until she has lost it The danger past and God forgotten The dog in the haystack can't eat the hay himself and he won't let the horse eat it either The dog that starts the hare is as good as the one that catches it The drowning man is not troubled by rain The ends justify the means The enemy of your enemy is your friend. The exception which proves the rule The family that prays together stays together The fat is in the fire The first breath is the beginning of death. The first hen that cackles is the one that laid the egg The first step toward greatness is to be honest. The fool is always beginning to live. The good seaman weathers the storm he cannot avoid, and avoids the storm he cannot weather The gravy train The greyhound that starts many hares kills none The guilty catch themselves The hardest work of all is to do nothing. The hare starts from where it is least expected The heart of the wise man lies quiet like limpid water. The heart that truly loves never forgets. The hindmost dog may catch the hare The kindness and affection from the public have carried me through some of the most difficult periods, and always your love and affection have eased the journey. The law helps those who watch, not those who sleep. The Laws of Clothing Shopping: If you like it, they don't have it in your size. If you like it and it fits, you can't afford it. If you like it, it fits and you can afford it, it falls apart the first time you wear it. If the shoe fits, its ugly. The leader follows in front The mill cannot grind with the water that is past The more sorrow one encounters, the more joy one can contain The more things change, the more they stay the same The more you know, the less you understand The most dangerous food to eat is a wedding cake. The nose is for breathing, the mouth is for eating. The old age of an eagle is better than the youth of a sparrow. The old gray mare just ain't what she used to be The one who pleased everybody died before they were born. The only way to treat a Prussian is to step on his toes until he apologizes The owl of ignorance lays the egg of pride. The pine stays green in winter...wisdom in hardship. The robes of lawyers are lined with the obstinacy of clients The seagull sees farthest who flies highest The secret of two is God's secret, the secret of three is everybody's secret The shortest distance between two points is a straight line The silent dog is the first to bite. The smallest good deed is better than the grandest intention. The soul is not where it lives, but where it loves. The spirit of man is the candle of the Lord. The stronger the breeze the stronger the trees The unexpected always happens The whisper of a pretty girl can be heard further than the roar of a lion. The wise benefit more from their enemies than fools from their friends The wisest man is he who does not believe he is wise The wolf changes his coat, but not his disposition. The word that is heard perishes, but the letter that is written remains. The world's a theater, the earth a stage, Which God and nature do with actors fill There are none so blind as those, that will not see There is always next year There is no fire without some smoke There is no reply to the ignorant like keeping silence There is not so much comfort in having children as there is sorrow in parting with them. There is nothing certain, but the uncertain. There is safety in numbers There may be snow on the roof, but there's fire in the belly There ought to be a law There's no smoke without fire There's no substitute for experience There's one born every minute They are not all friends who laugh with you. They are not all saints who use holy water They that smell least, smell best They two agreed like two cats in a gutter They who increase knowledge, increase sorrow This wonder (as wonders last) lasted nine days This, too, shall pass Those that marry for money sell their liberty. Those who do not read are no better off than those who cannot. Those who hear not the music think the dancers mad Those who play with cats must expect to be scratched. Those who wish to sing always find a song. Three remedies of the physicians of Myddfal: water, honey, and labor Three things drive a man out of doors: smoke, dropping water, and a shrew Three, helping one another, bear the burden of six Time tries truth. Time, which strengthens friendship, weakens love. To attract good Fortune, spend a new penny on an old friend, share an old pleasure with a new friend and lift up the heart of a true friend by writing his name on the wings of a dragon. To be a fool at the right time is also an art To catch a hare with a cart To forget a wrong is the best revenge To go as fast as a friar that is invited to dinner To know and not to do is not to know To lengthen your life, shorten your meals. To live from hand to mouth To make a ragout, first catch your hare To sell a cat for a hare To speak kindly does not hurt the tongue Today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday Too aim is not enough, you must hit! Too many irons in the fire Treat your family like friends and your friends like family. True friendship is not measured in days or decades. True love never runs smoothly Turn over a new leaf Two dogs fight for a bone and a third runs away with it Two heads are better than one. Unbridled gratification produces unbridled desire. Under Capitalism, man exploits man. Under Communism, it's exactly the opposite. Unless a fool knows Latin he is never a great fool Waiting for a rabbit to hit upon a tree and be killed in order to catch it Walk softly but carry a big stick Walking on cloud nine War is much too serious a matter to be entrusted to the military. Wash your hands often, your feet seldom, and your head never. Waste not, want not Water doesn't run uphill Water under the bridge We all end up in a single bed sooner or later. We hate delays by others, but sometimes it makes us wise. We learn by teaching. We must have reasons for speech but we need none for silence We must have reasons for speech but we need none for silence. Wedding is destiny, And hanging likewise What a fool does in the end, the wise do in the beginning. What is a big shot except a little shot that kept on shooting. What the fool does in the end, the wise man does in the beginning. When a fox preaches, take care of your geese. When a good bottle of Scotch cost more than a barrel of oil, you're in trouble When a heart is on fire, sparks always fly out of the mouth. When a man repeats a promise again and again, he means to fail you When all candles be out, all cats be gray When difficulties are overcome they begin blessing. When I dig another out of trouble, the hole from which I lift him is the place where I bury my own. When I lend I am a friend, when I ask I am a foe. When in Rome, do as the Romans do When one is in trouble, one remembers God. When our enemy flies, build him a golden bridge When saving for old age, be sure to put away a few pleasant thoughts. When the cows come home When the goose honk high, fair weather; when the goose honks low, foul weather When the rabbit has escaped, comes advice When the river is deepest it makes least noise When the sky falls we shall catch Larks When the will is ready the feet are light. When the wine is in, the wit is out. When we least expect it, the hare darts out of the ditch When you are through improving.... you are through. When you reach the top, keep climbing. When your companions get drunk and fight, take up your hat and wish them good night Where passion is high, there reason is low Where there is no vision, the people perish. Where there's a will there's a way Which came first, the chicken or the egg While the dogs yelp, the hare flies to the wood Who drives an ass and leads a whore, Hath pain and sorrow evermore Who ever does not respect confidence will never find happiness in their path. Who gathers thistles, may expect pricks Who is too old to learn is too old to teach Who loves me will love my dog Who loves me will love my dog also. Who makes himself a sheep will be eaten by the wolves Who seeks a faultless friend rests friendless Who seeks adventures finds blows Who teaches, learns Who wills the end, wills the means. Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein. Winning isn't everything Winter either bites with its teeth or lashes with its tail. Wise men learn by other men's mistakes, fools by the their own Women are necessary evils Women naturally deceive, weep and spin Words hurt more than swords Worries go down better with soup Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow. Worrying never did anyone any good Write down the advice of him who loves you, though you like it not at present. You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. You can't get blood out of a stone You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs You can't make bricks without straw You can't teach an old dog new tricks. You cannot be lost on a road that is straight. You cannot run with the hare and hunt with the hounds You come with a cat and call it a rabbit You do not really understand something unless you can explain it to your grandmother You do not really understand something unless you can explain it to your grandmother. You feel like a fish out of water You have to walk up each step to get to the top of the staircase. You keep making that face and it'll stay that way You let the cat out of the bag You must have good luck to catch hares with a drum You say you nothing owe, and so I say; He only owes, who has something to pay You should only believe half of what you see, and none of which you hear You will always be lucky if you know how to make friends with strange cats You will always be lucky if you know how to make friends with strange cats. You win some, you lose some. You're barking up the wrong tree Young people don't know what age is, and old people forget what youth was Your name is mud Zeal is like fire: it needs both feeding and watching.