Proverbs
Which one is true? An apple a day keeps the doctor away – or – An onion a day keeps everbody away; Where there’s a will, there’s a way – or – If there is a “WILL”, there are 500 relatives. Probably all of them. Well, jokes apart, proverbs have been the carriers of wit for ages. Usage of proverbs makes the language rich and appealing. Nothing else can drive home a point as interestingly and efficiently like proverbs do. This post lists out some of the popular English proverbs.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
(eZaroorat – proverbs)
A bad penny always turns up.
(eZaroorat – proverbs)
A bad settlement is better than a good lawsuit.
(eZaroorat – proverbs)
A bean in liberty is better than a comfit in prison.
(eZaroorat – proverbs)
A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.
(eZaroorat – proverbs)
A burnt child dreads the fire.
(eZaroorat – proverbs)
A chain is no stronger than its weakest link.
(eZaroorat – proverbs)
A closed mouth catches no flies.
(eZaroorat – proverbs)
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
(eZaroorat – proverbs)
A guilty conscience needs no accuser.
(eZaroorat – proverbs)
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
(eZaroorat – proverbs)
A man is known by the company he keeps.
(eZaroorat – proverbs)
A penny saved is penny earned.
(eZaroorat – proverbs)
A picture is worth a thousand words.
(eZaroorat – proverbs)
A stitch in time saves nine.
(eZaroorat – proverbs)
A word spoken is past recalling.
(eZaroorat – proverbs)
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
(eZaroorat – proverbs)
Actions speak louder than words.
(eZaroorat – proverbs)
Advice most needed is least heeded.
(eZaroorat – proverbs)
All good things must come to an end.
(eZaroorat – proverbs)
All roads lead to Rome.
(eZaroorat – proverbs)
All that glitters is not gold.
(eZaroorat – proverbs)
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
(eZaroorat – proverbs)
All’s fair in love and war.
(eZaroorat – proverbs)
All’s well that ends well.
(eZaroorat – proverbs)
An idle mind is the devil’s workshop.
(eZaroorat – proverbs)
An ounce of discretion is worth a pound of wit.
(eZaroorat – proverbs)
April showers bring May flowers.
(eZaroorat – proverbs)
As you make your bed, so you must lie in it.
(eZaroorat – proverbs)
As you sow, so shall you reap.
(eZaroorat – proverbs)
Barking dogs seldom bite.
(eZaroorat – proverbs)
Beggars can’t be choosers.
(eZaroorat – proverbs)
Better late than never.
(eZaroorat – proverbs)
Better safe than sorry.
(eZaroorat – proverbs)
Better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it.
(eZaroorat – proverbs)
Big things come in small packages.
(eZaroorat – proverbs)
Birds of a feather flock together.
(eZaroorat – proverbs)
Blood is thicker than water.
(eZaroorat – proverbs)
Brain is better than brawn.
(eZaroorat – proverbs)
Discretion is the better part of valour.
(eZaroorat – proverbs)
Don’t bite off more than you can chew.
(eZaroorat – proverbs)
Don’t bite the hand that feeds you.
(eZaroorat – proverbs)
Don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched.
(eZaroorat – proverbs)
Don’t cry over the spilt milk.
(eZaroorat – proverbs)
Don’t judge a book by its cover.
(eZaroorat – proverbs)
Don’t judge a man by the size of his hat, but by the angle of his tilt.
(eZaroorat – proverbs)
Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth.
(eZaroorat – proverbs)
Don’t make a mountain out of a molehill.
(eZaroorat – proverbs)
Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.
(eZaroorat – proverbs)
Don’t put the cart before the horse.
(eZaroorat – proverbs)
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Good article! I’ve reached my knowledge! Thank you!
Excellent list.
I’m going to use some of them on my lens on Squidoo.
Thanks,
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Good list! Liked it much.
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