English Proverbs & Sayings –FORWARD PART1 Dear friends,
The followingare a few English proverbs Posted by:"V.Subramanian" [email protected] Tue Dec 23, 2008 stored in myexternal memory. I thought of forwarding the same in parts. Sincerely, GopalaKrishnan 7-6-2021 1. A badbeginning makes a bad ending. 2. A bad cornpromise is better than a good lawsuit. 3. A bad workman quarrels with histools. 4. A bargainis a bargain. 5. A beggar can never bebankrupt. 6. A bird inthe hand is worth two in the bush. 7. A bird maybe known by its song. 8. A black henlays a white egg. 9. A blindleader of the blind. 10. A blind man would be glad to see. 11. A broken friendship may be soldered, butwill never be sound. 12. A burdenof one's own choice is not felt. 13. A burntchild dreads the fire. 14.A cat in gloves catches no mice. 15.A city that parleys is half gotten. 16. A civildenial is better than a rude grant. 17. A clean fast is better than a dirtybreakfast. 18. A cleanhand wants no washing. 19. A clearconscience laughs at false accusations. 20.A close mouth catches no flies. 21. A cock is valiant on his own dunghill. 22. A cracked bell can never sound well. 23. A creakingdoor hangs long on its hinges. 24. A curstcow has short horns. 25. A danger foreseen is halfavoided. 26. A drop inthe bucket. 27. A drowning man will catch at a straw. 28. A fairface may hide a foul heart. 29. A faultconfessed is half redressed. 30.A fly in the ointment. 31. A foolalways rushes to the fore. 32. A fool andhis money are soon parted. 33. A fool at forty is a fool indeed. 34. A fool may ask more questions inan hour than a wise man can answer in seven years. 35.A fool may throw a stone into a well which a hundred wise men cannot pull out. 36. A fool'stongue runs before his wit. 37. A forced kindness deserves no thanks. 38. A foulmorn may turn to a fair day. 39. A fox isnot taken twice in the same snare. 40.A friend in need is a friend indeed. 41. A friendis never known till needed. 42. A friend to all is a friend to none. 43. A friend'sfrown is better than a foe's smile. 44. A goodanvil does not fear the hammer. 45.A good beginning is half the battle. 46. A good beginning makes a good ending. 47. A good deed is never lost. 48. A good dogdeserves a good bone. 49. A goodexample is the best sermon. 50. A good face is a letter ofrecommendation. 51. A goodJack makes a good Jill. 52. A goodmarksman may miss. 53. A goodname is better than riches. 54. A goodname is sooner lost than won. 55.A good name keeps its luster in the dark. 56. A good wife makes a good husband. 57. A greatdowry is a bed full of brambles. 58. A greatfortune is a great slavery. 59. A greatship asks deep waters. 60.A guilty conscience needs no accuser. 61. A hard nutto crack. 62. A heavy purse makes a light heart. 63. A hedgebetween keeps friendship green. 64. A honeytongue, a heart of gall. 65. A hungry belly has no ears. 66. A hungry man is an angry man. 67. A Jack of all trades is master ofnone. 68. A Joke never gains an enemy but oftenloses a friend. 69. A lawyernever goes to law himself. 70.A lazy sheep thinks its wool heavy. 71. A liar is not believed when he speaksthe truth. 72. A liebegets a lie. 73. A lightpurse is a heavy curse. 74. A lightpurse makes a heavy heart. 75.A little body often harbours a great soul. 76. A littlefire is quickly trodden out. 77. A man can die but once. 78. A man cando no more than he can. 79. A man isknown by the company he keeps. 80. A man of words and not ofdeeds is like a garden full of weeds. 81. A miserly father makes a prodigal son. 82. A miss isas good as a mile. 83. A new broom sweeps clean. 84. A nod froma lord is a breakfast for a fool. 85.A penny saved is a penny gained. 86. A pennysoul never came to two pence. 87. A quietconscience sleeps in thunder. 88. A rollingstone gathers no moss. 89. A round peg in a square hole. 90. A shy cat makes a proudmouse. 91. A silentfool is counted wise. 92. A small leak will sink a great ship. 93. A softanswer turns away wrath. 94. A soundmind in a sound body. 95.A stitch in time saves nine. 96. A storm in a teacup. 97. A tattleris worse than a thief. 98. A thief knows a thief as a wolf knows awolf. 99. A thief passesfor a gentleman when stealing has made him rich. 100.A threatened blow is seldom given. I will continue in next posting -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/2098024941.751859.1623029109409%40mail.yahoo.com.
