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

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