ENGLISH PROVERBS
Proverbs are the wisdom of the nations ! It's good to know them when you travel to english speeking countries. English proverbs can be very wise and useful.

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A bad excuse is better than none.


A bad penny always turns up.


A bad workman always blames his tools.


A barking dog never bites.


A bellowing cow soon forgets her calf.


A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.


A bird never flew on one wing.


A bleating sheep loses a bite.


A blind man`s wife needs no paint.


A bully is always a coward.


A burnt child dreads the fire.


A carpenter is known by his chips.


A cat in gloves catches no mice.


A cat may look at a king.


A chain is no stronger than its weakest link.


A change is as good as a rest.


A cherry year, a merry year; a plum year, a dumb year.


A civil question deserves a civil answer.


A creaking door hangs longest.


A deaf husband and a blind wife are always a happy couple.


A dog that will fetch a bone will carry a bone.


A door must be either shut or open.


A dripping June sets all in tune.


A drowning man will clutch at a straw.


A fair exchange is no robbery.


A false confessed is half redressed.


A fool and his money are soon parted.


A fool at forty is a fool indeed.


A fool may give a wise man counsel.


A friend in need is a friend indeed.


A golden key can open any door.


A good beginning makes a good ending.


A good horse cannot be of a bad color.


A good surgeon must have an eagle's eye, a lion's heart, and a lady's hand.


A great book is a great evil.


A green Yule makes a fat churchyard.


A grey mare is the better horse.


A guilty conscience needs no accuser.


A house divided cannot stand.


A hungry man is an angry man.


A king’s chaff is worth more than other men’s corn.


A liar ought to have a good memory.


A lie has no legs.


A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.


A little pot is soon hot.


A live dog is better than a dead lion.


A man is as old as he feels, and a woman as old as she looks.


A man is known by the company he keeps.


A man who is his own lawyer has a fool for his client.


A miss is as good as a mile.