ENGLISH PROVERBS& SAYINGS –FORWARD PART 5 Dear friends,
The following are a few English proverbs Posted by: "V.Subramanian"[email protected] Tue Dec 23, 2008 stored in my external memory. I thought of forwarding the same in parts. Sincerely, Gopala Krishnan 11-6-2021 CONTINUED FROM PART4 501. If there wereno clouds, we should not enjoy the sun. 502. If thingswere to be done twice all would be wise. 503. If we can'tas we would, we must do as we can. 504. If wisheswere horses, beggars might ride. 505. If you agree tocarry the calf, they'll make you carry the cow. 506. If you cannotbite, never show your teeth. 507. If youcannot have the best, make the best of what you have. 508. If youdance you must pay the fiddler. 509. If youlaugh before breakfast you'll cry before supper. 510. If you run aftertwo hares, you will catch neither. 511. If you sellthe cow, you sell her milk too. 512. If you throwmud enough, some of it will stick. 513. If you tryto please all you will please none. 514. If you wanta thing well done, do it yourself. 515. Ill-gottengains never prosper. 516. Ill-gotten,ill-spent. 517. In everybeginning think of the end. 518. In for apenny, in for a pound. 519. In the countryof the blind one-eyed man is a king. 520. In the endthings will mend. 521. In theevening one may praise the day. 522. Iron hand(fist) in a velvet glove. 523. It is agood horse that never stumbles. 524. It is along lane that has no turning. 525. It is apoor mouse that has only one hole. 526. It is anill bird that fouls its own nest. 527. It is anill wind that blows nobody good. 528. It is a sillyfish, that is caught twice with the same bait. 529. It is easyto swim if another hoids up your chin (head). 530. It isenough to make a cat laugh. 531. It is goodfishing in troubled waters. 532. It is nevertoo late to learn. 533. It is no usecrying over spilt milk. 534. It is thefirst step that costs. 535. It neverrains but it pours. 536. It's asbroad as it's long. 537. It's no usepumping a dry well. 538. It's onething to flourish and another to fight. 539. It takesall sorts to make a world. 540. Jackdaw inpeacock's feathers. 541. Jest withan ass and he will flap you in the face with his tail. 542. Judge notof men and things at first sight. 543. Just as thetwig is bent, the tree is inclined. 544. Keep athing seven years and you will find a use for it. 545. Keep yourmouth shut and your ears open. 546. Keep yourmouth shut and your eyes open. 547. Last, butnot least. 548. Laws catchflies, but let hornets go free. 549. Learn tocreep before you leap. 550. Learn tosay before you sing. 551. Learnwisdom by the follies of others. 552. Least said,soonest mended. 553. Leaves withoutfigs. 554. Let bygonesbe bygones. 555. Let everyman praise the bridge he goes over. 556. Letsleeping dogs lie. 557. Let well(enough) alone. 558. Liars needgood memories. 559. Lies haveshort legs. 560. Life is buta span. 561. Life is not abed of roses. 562. Life is notall cakes and ale (beer and skittles). 563. Like a caton hot bricks. 564. Like aneedle in a haystack. 565. Like begetslike. 566. Like cureslike. 567. Like father,like son. 568. Like drawsto like. 569. Likemaster, like man. 570. Like mother, like daughter. 571. Likeparents, like children. 572. Likepriest, like people. 573. Like teacher,like pupil. 574. Littlechips light great fires. 575. Littleknowledge is a dangerous thing. 576. Littlepigeons can carry great messages. 577. Littlepitchers have long ears. 578. Littlestrokes fell great oaks. 579. Little thievesare hanged, but great ones escape. 580. Littlethings amuse little minds. 581. Live andlearn. 582. Live and letlive. 583. Live not toeat, but eat to live. 584. Longabsent, soon forgotten. 585. Look beforeyou leap. 586. Look beforeyou leap, but having leapt never look back. 587. Lookers-onsee more than players. 588. Lord (God,Heaven) helps those (them) who help themselves. 589. Lost time isnever found again. 590. Love cannot beforced. 591. Love in acottage. 592. Love isblind, as well as hatred. 593. Love me,love my dog. 594. Love willcreep where it may not go. 595. Make hasteslowly. 596. Make hay whilethe sun shines. 597. Make ormar. 598. Manproposes but God disposes. 599. Many a finedish has nothing on it. 600. Many a goodcow has a bad calf. 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/775468727.3723117.1623372591279%40mail.yahoo.com.
