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. |