ENGLISHPROVERBS & SAYINGS –FORWARD PART 3 Dear friends,
The following are a few Englishproverbs Posted by:"V.Subramanian" [email protected] Tue Dec 23, 2008 stored in myexternal memory. I thought of forwardingthe same in parts. Sincerely, Gopala Krishnan 9-6-2021 CONTINUED FROM PART 2 201. Better a little fire to warmus, than a great one to burn us. 202. Better an egg today than a hen tomorrow. 203. Better an open enemy than afalse friend. 204. Better be alone than in badcompany. 205. Better be born lucky thanrich. 206. Better be envied than pitied. 207. Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion. 208. Better deny at once than promise long. 209. Better die standing than livekneeling. 210. Better early than late. 211. Better give a shilling thanlend a half-crown. 212. Better go to bed supperlessthan rise in debt. 213. Better late than never. 214. Better lose a jest than afriend. 215. Better one-eyed thanstone-blind. 216. Better the devil you know thanthe devil you don't 217. Better the foot slip than the tongue. 218. Better to do well than to saywell. 219. Better to reign in hell, thanserve in heaven. 220. Better unborn than untaught. 221. Better untaught thanill-taught. 222. Between the cup and the lip amorsel may slip. 223. Between the devil and the deep (blue) sea. 224. Between two evils 'tis notworth choosing. 225. Between two stools one goes(falls) to the ground. 226. Between the upper and nethermillstone. 227. Betwixt and between. 228. Beware of a silent dog and still water. 229. Bind the sack before it befull. 230. Birds of a feather flocktogether. 231. Blind men can judge no colours. 232. Blood is thicker than water. 233. Borrowed garments never fitwell. 234. Brevity is the soul of wit. 235. Burn not your house to rid it of the mouse. 236. Business before pleasure. 237. By doing nothing we learn todo ill. 238. By hook or by crook. 239. By the street of 'by-and-bye'one arrives at the house of 'Never'. 240. Calamity is man's truetouchstone. 241. Care killed the cat. 242. Catch the bear before you sellhis skin. 243. Caution is the parent ofsafety. 244. Charity begins at home. 245. Cheapest is the dearest. 246. Cheek brings success. 247. Children and fools must notplay with edged tools. 248. Children are poor men'sriches. 249. Choose an author as you choosea friend. 250. Christmas comes but once ayear, (but when it comes it brings good cheer). 251. Circumstances alter cases. 252. Claw me, and I will claw thee. 253. Cleanliness is next to godliness. 254. Company in distress makestrouble less. 255. Confession is the first stepto repentance. 256. Counsel is no command. 257. Creditors have better memories than debtors. 258. Cross the stream where it isshallowest. 259. Crows do not pick crow's eyes. 260. Curiosity killed a cat. 261. Curses like chickens come hometo roost. 262. Custom is a second nature. 263. Custom is the plague of wisemen and the idol of fools. 264. Cut your coat according toyour cloth. 265. Death is the grand leveller. 266. Death pays all debts. 267. Death when it comes will have no denial. 268. Debt is the worst poverty. 269. Deeds, not words. 270. Delays are dangerous. 271. Desperate diseases must havedesperate remedies. 272. Diligence is the mother ofsuccess (good luck). 273. Diseases are the interests of pleasures. 274. Divide and rule. 275. Do as you would be done by. 276. Dog does not eat dog. 277. Dog eats dog. 278. Dogs that put up many hareskill none. 279. Doing is better than saying. 280. Don't count your chickensbefore they are hatched. 281. Don't cross the bridges beforeyou come to them. 282. Don't have thy cloak to makewhen it begins to rain. 283. Don't keep a dog and bark yourself. 284. Don't look a gift horse in themouth. 285. Don't put all your eggs in onebasket. 286. Don't sell the bear's skinbefore you've caught it. 287. Don't trouble trouble untiltrouble troubles you. 288. Don't whistle (halloo) untilyou are out of the wood. 289. Dot your i's and cross yourt's. 290. Draw not your bow till yourarrow is fixed. 291. Drive the nail that will go. 292. Drunken days have all theirtomorrow. 293. Drunkenness reveals whatsoberness conceals. 294. Dumb dogs are dangerous. 295. Each bird loves to hearhimself sing. 296. Early to bed and early to risemakes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. 297. Easier said than done. 298. East or West ? home is best. 299. Easy come, easy go. 300. Eat at pleasure, drink withmeasure. 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/1620391578.3142289.1623212740547%40mail.yahoo.com.
