PROVERBS
A bad cause requires
many words.
German Proverb
German Proverb
A book is like a garden
carried in the pocket.
Arab Proverb
Arab Proverb
A bird in the hand is
worth two in a bush.
English Proverb
English Proverb
A broken hand works, but
not a broken heart.
Persian Proverb
Persian Proverb
A cat has nine lives.
Proverb of Unknown Origin
Proverb of Unknown Origin
A clear conscience is a
soft pillow.
German Proverb
German Proverb
A close friend can
become a close enemy.
Ethiopian Proverb
Ethiopian Proverb
A closed mouth catches
no flies.
Italian Proverb
Italian Proverb
A country can be judged
by the quality of its proverbs.
German Proverb
German Proverb
A courtyard common to
all will be swept by none.
Chinese Proverb
Chinese Proverb
A dimple on the chin,
the devil within.
Gaelic Proverb
Gaelic Proverb
A dog is wiser than a
woman; it does not bark at its master.
Russian Proverb
Russian Proverb
A drink precedes a story.
Irish Proverb
Irish Proverb
A drowning man is not
troubled by rain.
Persian Proverb
Persian Proverb
A fool sees not the same
tree that a wise man sees.
William Blake "Proverbs of Hell" (1790)
William Blake "Proverbs of Hell" (1790)
A forest is in an acorn.
Proverb of Unknown Origin
Proverb of Unknown Origin
A friend in need is a
friend indeed
English Proverb
English Proverb
A friend's eye is a good
mirror.
Irish Proverb
Irish Proverb
A good denial, the best
point in law.
Irish Proverb
Irish Proverb
A good husband is
healthy and absent.
Japanese Proverb
Japanese Proverb
A hard beginning maketh
a good ending.
John Heywood "The Proverbs of John Heywood" (1546)
John Heywood "The Proverbs of John Heywood" (1546)
A healthy man is a
successful man.
French Proverb
French Proverb
A hedge between keeps
friendship green.
French Proverb
French Proverb
A hen is heavy when
carried far.
Irish Proverb
Irish Proverb
A hound's food is in its
legs.
Irish Proverb
Irish Proverb
A house without a dog or
a cat is the house of a scoundrel.
Portuguese Proverb
Portuguese Proverb
A hungry man is an angry
man.
English Proverb
English Proverb
A lie travels round the
world while truth is putting her boots on.
French Proverb
French Proverb
A little too late, is
much too late.
German Proverb
German Proverb
A loan though old is not
gift.
Hungarian Proverb
Hungarian Proverb
A lock is better than
suspicion.
Irish Proverb
Irish Proverb
A man does not seek his
luck, luck seeks its man.
Turkish Proverb
Turkish Proverb
A man is not honest
simply because he never had a chance to steal.
Yiddish Proverb
Yiddish Proverb
A man may well bring a
horse to the water, but he cannot make him drink.
John Heywood "The Proverbs of John Heywood" (1546)
John Heywood "The Proverbs of John Heywood" (1546)
A man should live if
only to satisfy his curiosity.
Yiddish Proverb
Yiddish Proverb
A monkey never thinks
her baby's ugly.
Haitian Proverb
Haitian Proverb
A new broom sweeps clean,
but the old brush knows all the corners.
Irish Proverb
Irish Proverb
A penny for your
thoughts.
John Heywood "The Proverbs of John Heywood" (1546)
John Heywood "The Proverbs of John Heywood" (1546)
A penny saved is a penny
gained.
Scottish Proverb
Scottish Proverb
A poor beauty finds more
lovers than husbands.
English Proverb
English Proverb
A prudent man does not
make the goat his gardener.
Hungarian Proverb
Hungarian Proverb
A rumor goes in one ear
and out many mouths.
Chinese proverb
Chinese proverb
A silent mouth is
melodious.
Irish Proverb
Irish Proverb
A single Russian hair
outweighs half a Pole.
Traditional Russian Saying
Traditional Russian Saying
A society grows great
when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.
Greek Proverb
Greek Proverb
A soft answer turneth
away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
Bible - Proverbs 15:1.
Bible - Proverbs 15:1.
A son is a son till he
gets him a wife,
But a daughter's a daughter the rest of your life.
Proverb of Unknown Origin
But a daughter's a daughter the rest of your life.
Proverb of Unknown Origin
A spoon does not know
the taste of soup, nor a learned fool the taste of wisdom.
Welsh Proverb
Welsh Proverb
A table is not blessed
if it has fed no scholars.
Yiddish Proverb
Yiddish Proverb
A teacher is better than
two books.
German Proverb
German Proverb
A thief believes
everybody steals.
Proverb of Unknown Origin
Proverb of Unknown Origin
A thorn defends the
rose, harming only those who would steal the blossom.
Chinese proverb
Chinese proverb
A throne is only a bench
covered with velvet.
French Proverb
French Proverb
A trade not properly
learned is an enemy.
Irish Proverb
Irish Proverb
A tree falls the way it
leans.
Bulgarian Proverb
Bulgarian Proverb
A white Christmas fills
the churchyard.
French Proverb
French Proverb
A wise man hears one
word and understands two.
Yiddish Proverb
Yiddish Proverb
A wise man makes his own
decisions, an ignorant man follows the public opinion.
Chinese Proverb
Chinese Proverb
A woman has the form of
an angel, the heart of a serpent, and the mind of an ass.
German Proverb
German Proverb
A worthy woman is far
more precious than jewels, strength and dignity are her clothing.
Bible - Proverbs 31
Bible - Proverbs 31
Act in the valley so
that you need not fear those who stand on the hill.
Danish Proverb
Danish Proverb
Advice should be viewed
from behind.
Swedish Proverb
Swedish Proverb
Advice when most needed
is least heeded.
English Proverb
English Proverb
After shaking hands with
a Greek, count your fingers.
Albanian Saying
Albanian Saying
Age is honorable and
youth is noble.
Irish Proverb
Irish Proverb
All is well that ends
well.
John Heywood "The Proverbs of John Heywood" (1546)
John Heywood "The Proverbs of John Heywood" (1546)
All things grow with
time, except grief.
Yiddish Proverb
Yiddish Proverb
An angry man is not fit to
pray.
Yiddish Proverb
Yiddish Proverb
An apple a day keeps the
doctor away.
Proverb of Unknown Origin
Proverb of Unknown Origin
An ass in Germany is a
professor in Rome.
Traditional German Saying
Traditional German Saying
An enemy will agree, but
a friend will argue.
Russian Proverb
Russian Proverb
An Englishman will burn
his bed to catch a flea.
Turkish Proverb
Turkish Proverb
An ox remains an ox,
even if driven to Vienna.
Hungarian Proverb
Hungarian Proverb
And old rat is a brave
rat.
French Proverb
French Proverb
Anger can be an
expensive luxury.
Italian Proverb
Italian Proverb
Anger is as a stone cast
into a wasp's nest.
Malabar Proverb
Malabar Proverb
Anger without power is
folly.
German Proverb
German Proverb
Appetite comes with
eating.
French Proverb
French Proverb
As a dog returneth to
his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.
Bible - Proverbs 26:11
Bible - Proverbs 26:11
As a man thinketh in his
heart, so is he.
Bible - Proverbs 23:7
Bible - Proverbs 23:7
As cold waters to a
thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.
Bible - Proverbs 25:25.
Bible - Proverbs 25:25.
As mad as a March hare.
Proverb of Unknown Origin
Proverb of Unknown Origin
As proud as a peacock.
Proverb of Unknown Origin
Proverb of Unknown Origin
As sluttish and
slatternly as an Irishwoman bred in France.
Traditional Irish Saying
Traditional Irish Saying
As the best wine makes
the sharpest vinegar, the truest lover may turn into the worst enemy.
Proverb of Unknown Origin
Proverb of Unknown Origin
As the big hound is, so
will the pup be.
Irish Proverb
Irish Proverb
As we live, so we learn.
Yiddish Proverb
Yiddish Proverb
Be neither intimate nor
distant with the clergy.
Irish Proverb
Irish Proverb
Beggars shouldn't be
choosers.
John Heywood "The Proverbs of John Heywood" (1546)
John Heywood "The Proverbs of John Heywood" (1546)
Better give a penny then
lend twenty.
Italian Proverb
Italian Proverb
Better late than never.
John Heywood "The Proverbs of John Heywood" (1546)
John Heywood "The Proverbs of John Heywood" (1546)
Better no doctor at all
than three.
Polish Proverb
Polish Proverb
Better the devil you
know than the devil you don't know.
English Proverb
English Proverb
Better to light a candle
than to curse the darkness.
Chinese Proverb
Chinese Proverb
Better wear out shoes
than sheets.
Scottish Proverb
Scottish Proverb
Between the devil and
the deep blue sea.
Proverb of Unknown Origin
Proverb of Unknown Origin
Beware of a silent dog
and still water.
German Proverb
German Proverb
Black as hell, strong as
death, sweet as love. (About coffee.)
Turkish proverb
Turkish proverb
Blood is thicker than
water.
English Proverb (17th Century)
English Proverb (17th Century)
Both your friend and
your enemy think you will never die.
Irish Proverb
Irish Proverb
Butter would not melt in
her mouth.
John Heywood "The Proverbs of John Heywood" (1546)
John Heywood "The Proverbs of John Heywood" (1546)
Call on God, but row
away from the rocks.
Indian Proverb
Indian Proverb
Children are poor men's
riches.
English Proverb
English Proverb
Children should be seen
and not heard.
Proverb of Unknown Origin
Proverb of Unknown Origin
Children suck the mother
when they are young and the father when they are old.
English Proverb.
English Proverb.
Choose neither a woman
nor linen by candlelight.
Italian Proverb
Italian Proverb
Climb mountains to see
lowlands.
Chinese Proverb
Chinese Proverb
Clogs to clogs in three
generations.
English Proverb
English Proverb
Clouds gather before a
storm.
Proverb of Unknown Origin
Proverb of Unknown Origin
Commit a sin twice and
it will not seem a crime.
Jewish Saying
Jewish Saying
Curiosity killed the
cat.
Proverb of Unknown Origin
Proverb of Unknown Origin
Darkness reigns at the
foot of the lighthouse.
Japanese Proverb
Japanese Proverb
Deal with the faults of
others as gently as with your own.
Chinese Proverb
Chinese Proverb
Death always comes too
early or too late
English Proverb
English Proverb
Death closes all doors.
English Proverb
English Proverb
Death pays all debts.
English Proverb
English Proverb
Did hogs feed here or
did Lithuanians have a feast here?
Traditional Polish Saying
Traditional Polish Saying
Do not be born good or
handsome, but be born lucky.
Russian Proverb
Russian Proverb
Do not blame God for
having created the tiger, but thank him for not having given it wings.
Indian Proverb
Indian Proverb
Do not look where you
fell, but where you slipped.
African proverb
African proverb
Do not rejoice at my
grief, for when mine is old, yours will be new.
Spanish Proverb
Spanish Proverb
Do not speak of secrets
in a field that is full of little hills.
Hebrew Proverb
Hebrew Proverb
Do not talk Arabic in
the house of a Moor.
Oriental Proverb
Oriental Proverb
Do not use a hatchet to
remove a fly from your friend's forehead.
Chinese Proverb
Chinese Proverb
Don't imitate the fly
before you have wings.
French Proverb
French Proverb
Don't look a gift horse
in the mouth.
Proverb of Unknown Origin
Proverb of Unknown Origin
Eat well, drink in
moderation, and sleep sound, in these three good health abound.
Latin Proverb
Latin Proverb
Epigrams succeed where
epics fail.
Persian Proverb
Persian Proverb
Even a fool, when he
holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a
man of understanding.
Bible - Proverbs 17:28
Bible - Proverbs 17:28
Even a small thorn
causes festering.
Irish Proverb
Irish Proverb
Every ass loves to hear
himself bray.
Proverb of Unknown Origin
Proverb of Unknown Origin
Every cloud has a silver
lining.
English Proverb
English Proverb
Every dog hath its day.
English Proverb
English Proverb
Every garden may have
some weeds.
English Proverb
English Proverb
Everyone is kneaded out
of the same dough but not baked in the same oven.
Yiddish proverb
Yiddish proverb
Everyone loves justice
in the affairs of another.
Italian Proverb
Italian Proverb
Everyone pushes a
falling fence.
Chinese Proverb
Chinese Proverb
Evil enters like a
needle and spreads like an oak tree.
Ethiopian Proverb
Ethiopian Proverb
Evil is sooner believed
than good.
Proverb of Unknown Origin
Proverb of Unknown Origin
Experience is a comb
which nature gives to men when they are bald.
Eastern Proverb
Eastern Proverb
Fame is a magnifying
glass.
English Proverb
English Proverb
Feather by feather the
goose can be plucked.
French Proverb
French Proverb
Fine feathers make fine
birds.
English Proverb
English Proverb
Flattery makes friends
and truth makes enemies.
Spanish Proverb
Spanish Proverb
Fortune is a woman; if
you neglect her today do not expect to regain her tomorrow.
French Proverb
French Proverb
Fortune is blind, but
not invisible.
French Proverb
French Proverb
Friends are like fiddle
strings, they must not be screwed too tight.
English Proverb
English Proverb
Friends are lost by
calling often and calling seldom.
French Proverb
French Proverb
Friendship is a furrow
in the sand.
Tongan Proverb
Tongan Proverb
Give a man a fish, and
he'll eat for a day. Teach him how to fish and he'll eat forever.
Chinese Proverb
Chinese Proverb
Give neither counsel nor
salt till you are asked for it.
Italian Proverb
Italian Proverb
Give the devil his due.
English Proverb
English Proverb
Glutton: one who digs
his grave with his teeth.
French Proverb
French Proverb
God could not be
everywhere and therefore he made mothers.
Jewish Proverb
Jewish Proverb
God gives the nuts, but
he doesn't crack them.
German proverb
German proverb
God heals, and the
physician takes the fee.
French Proverb
French Proverb
God help the rich man,
let the poor man beg!
Old English Proverb
Old English Proverb
God help the rich, the
poor can look after themselves.
Old English Proverb
Old English Proverb
Going to law is losing a
cow for the sake of a cat.
Chinese Proverb
Chinese Proverb
Good advice is often
annoying, bad advice never.
French Proverb
French Proverb
Good as drink is, it
ends in thirst.
Irish Proverb
Irish Proverb
Good luck beats early
rising.
Irish Proverb
Irish Proverb
Gray hairs are death's
blossoms.
English Proverb
English Proverb
Half a loaf is better
than none.
John Heywood "The Proverbs of John Heywood" (1546)
John Heywood "The Proverbs of John Heywood" (1546)
Haste makes waste.
John Heywood "The Proverbs of John Heywood" (1546)
John Heywood "The Proverbs of John Heywood" (1546)
Have a horse of your own
and then you may borrow another's.
Welsh Proverb
Welsh Proverb
He is not wise that is
not wise for himself.
English Proverb
English Proverb
He lied like an
eyewitness.
Russian Insult
Russian Insult
He makes his home where
the living is best.
Latin Proverb
Latin Proverb
He that can't endure the
bad will not live to see the good.
Jewish Proverb
Jewish Proverb
He that is born to be
hanged shall never be drowned.
French Proverb (14th century)
French Proverb (14th century)
He that is rich will not
be called a fool.
Spanish Proverb
Spanish Proverb
He that lives on hope
will die fasting.
North American Proverb
North American Proverb
He that maketh haste to
be rich shall not be innocent.
Bible - Proverbs 28:20.
Bible - Proverbs 28:20.
He that marries for
money will earn it.
American Proverb
American Proverb
He that plants thorns
must never expect to gather roses.
English Proverb
English Proverb
He that seeks trouble
never misses.
English Proverb (17th century)
English Proverb (17th century)
He that spareth his rod
hateth his son.
Bible - Proverbs 24
Bible - Proverbs 24
He that winna be ruled
by the rudder maun be ruled by the rock.
Scottish Proverb
Scottish Proverb
He who asks is a fool
for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever.
Chinese proverb
Chinese proverb
He who cannot agree with
his enemies is controlled by them.
Chinese proverb
Chinese proverb
He who comes with a
story to you brings two away from you
Irish Proverb
Irish Proverb
He who could foresee
affairs three days in advance would be rich for thousands of years.
Chinese Proverb
Chinese Proverb
He who does not know one
thing knows another.
Kenyan Proverb
Kenyan Proverb
He who gets a name for
early rising can stay in bed until midday.
Irish Proverb
Irish Proverb
He who has health, has
hope; and he who has hope, has everything.
Arabian Proverb
Arabian Proverb
He who has once burnt
his mouth always blows his soup.
German Proverb
German Proverb
He who holds the ladder
is as bad as the thief.
German Proverb
German Proverb
He who knows nothing,
doubts nothing.
Spanish Proverb
Spanish Proverb
He who leaps high must
take a long run.
Danish Proverb
Danish Proverb
He who rides a tiger is
afraid to dismount.
Chinese Proverb
Chinese Proverb
He who serves two
masters has to lie to one.
Portuguese Proverb
Portuguese Proverb
He who sups with the
devil has need of a long spoon.
English Proverb
English Proverb
He who would climb the
ladder must begin at the bottom.
English Proverb
English Proverb
He who would eat in
Spain must bring his kitchen along.
Traditional German Saying
Traditional German Saying
He whose face gives no
light, shall never become a star.
William Blake "Proverbs of Hell" (1790)
William Blake "Proverbs of Hell" (1790)
Heaven lent you a soul
Earth will lend a grave.
Chinese Proverb
Chinese Proverb
Honesty is the best policy.
English Proverb
English Proverb
How many will listen to
the truth when you tell them?
Yiddish Proverb
Yiddish Proverb
Hygiene is two thirds of
health.
Lebanese Proverb
Lebanese Proverb
If a man be great, even
his dog will wear a proud look.
Japanese Proverb
Japanese Proverb
If a man deceives me
once, shame on him; if he deceives me twice, shame on me.
Italian Proverb
Italian Proverb
If all pulled in one
direction, the world would keel over.
Yiddish Proverb
Yiddish Proverb
If God lived on earth,
people would break his windows.
Jewish Proverb
Jewish Proverb
If rich people could
hire other people to die for them, the poor could make a wonderful living.
Yiddish Proverb
Yiddish Proverb
If the patient dies, the
doctor has killed him, but if he gets well, the saints have saved him.
Italian Proverb
Italian Proverb
If two men ride a horse,
one must ride behind.
Proverb of Unknown Origin
Proverb of Unknown Origin
If you are planning for
a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you are
planning for a lifetime, educate people.
Chinese Proverb
Chinese Proverb
If you believe
everything you read, better not read.
Japanese proverb
Japanese proverb
If you bow at all bow
low.
Chinese Proverb
Chinese Proverb
If you do not sow in the
spring you will not reap in the autumn.
Irish Proverb
Irish Proverb
If you love him, don't
lend him.
Polish Proverb
Polish Proverb
If you take big paces
you leave big spaces.
Burmese Proverb
Burmese Proverb
If you want to be
criticized, marry.
Irish Proverb
Irish Proverb
If you wish to die
young, make your physician your heir.
Romanian Proverb
Romanian Proverb
If you wish to know the
mind of a man, listen to his words.
Chinese Proverb
Chinese Proverb
In a calm sea every man
is a pilot.
Spanish Proverb
Spanish Proverb
In America half an hour
is forty minutes.
German Proverb
German Proverb
In baiting a mousetrap
with cheese, always leave room for the mouse.
Greek Proverb
Greek Proverb
In love, there is always
one who kisses and one who offers the cheek.
French Proverb
French Proverb
Instinct is stronger
than upbringing.
Irish Proverb
Irish Proverb
It is a bad hen that
does not scratch herself.
Irish Proverb
Irish Proverb
It is a bold mouse that
nestles in the cat's ear.
English Proverb
English Proverb
It is a long road that
has no turning.
Irish Proverb
Irish Proverb
It is an equal failing
to trust everybody, and to trust nobody.
English Proverb (18th century)
English Proverb (18th century)
It is an ill wind that
blows nobody any good.
Proverb of Unknown Origin
Proverb of Unknown Origin
It is better to be a
male for one day than a female for ten.
Kurdish Proverb
Kurdish Proverb
It is better to be born
a beggar than a fool.
Spanish Proverb
Spanish Proverb
It is better to conceal
one's knowledge than to reveal one's ignorance.
Spanish Proverb
Spanish Proverb
It is better to exist
unknown to the law.
Irish Proverb
Irish Proverb
It is better to sit down
than to stand, it is better to lie down than to sit, but death is the best of
all. (About laziness)
Indian Proverb
Indian Proverb
It is hard to pay for
bread that has been eaten.
Danish Proverb
Danish Proverb
It is not a secret if it
is known by three people.
Irish Proverb
Irish Proverb
It is not enough to run,
one must start in time.
French Proverb
French Proverb
It is not fish until it
is on the bank.
Irish Proverb
Irish Proverb
It is not the horse that
draws the cart, but the oats.
Russian proverb
Russian proverb
It is sweet to drink but
bitter to pay for.
Irish Proverb
Irish Proverb
It is the good horse
that draws its own cart.
Irish Proverb
Irish Proverb
It is the quiet pigs
that eat the meal.
Irish Proverb
Irish Proverb
It takes time to build
castles. Rome wan not built in a day.
Irish Proverb
Irish Proverb
It's an ill wind that
blows no good.
John Heywood "The Proverbs of John Heywood" (1546)
John Heywood "The Proverbs of John Heywood" (1546)
It's not a matter of
upper and lower class but of being up a while and down a while.
Irish Proverb
Irish Proverb
Keep a green tree in
your heart and perhaps a singing bird will come.
Chinese Proverb
Chinese Proverb
Keep a thing for seven
years and you'll find a use for it.
Irish Proverb
Irish Proverb
Kill not the goose that
lays the golden eggs.
English Proverb
English Proverb
Lack of resource has
hanged many a person.
Irish Proverb
Irish Proverb
Last ship, best ship.
English Proverb
English Proverb
Laws control the lesser
man. Right conduct controls the greater one.
Chinese Proverb
Chinese Proverb
Lend your money and lose
your friend.
English Proverb
English Proverb
Let sleeping dogs lie.
English Proverb
English Proverb
Let your heart guide
your head in evil matters.
Spanish Proverb
Spanish Proverb
Life is a bridge. Cross
over it, but build no house on it.
Indian Proverb
Indian Proverb
Life without a friend is
death without a witness.
Spanish Proverb
Spanish Proverb
Like a fish out of water.
Latin Saying
Latin Saying
Like a lame man's legs
that hang limp is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
Bible - Proverbs 26:7
Bible - Proverbs 26:7
Listen to the sound of
the river and you will get a trout.
Irish Proverb
Irish Proverb
Little pitchers have big
ears.
Proverb of Unknown Origin
Proverb of Unknown Origin
Live with wolves, and
you learn to howl.
Spanish Proverb
Spanish Proverb
Look before you leap.
John Heywood "The Proverbs of John Heywood" (1546)
John Heywood "The Proverbs of John Heywood" (1546)
Look down if you would
know how high you stand.
Yiddish Proverb
Yiddish Proverb
Love enters a man
through his eyes, woman through her ears.
Polish Proverb
Polish Proverb
Love makes the time
pass. Time makes love pass.
French Proverb
French Proverb
Love me, love my dog.
John Heywood "The Proverbs of John Heywood" (1546)
John Heywood "The Proverbs of John Heywood" (1546)
Love your neighbors, but
don't pull down the fence.
Chinese proverb
Chinese proverb
Love, pain, and money cannot
be kept secret; they soon betray themselves.
Spanish Proverb
Spanish Proverb
Luck has a slender
anchorage.
English Proverb
English Proverb
Mad as a march hare.
John Heywood "The Proverbs of John Heywood" (1546)
John Heywood "The Proverbs of John Heywood" (1546)
Make hay while the sun
shines.
English Proverb
English Proverb
Mankind fears an evil
man but heaven does not.
Chinese Proverb
Chinese Proverb
Many a friend was lost
through a joke, but none was ever gained so.
Czech Proverb
Czech Proverb
Many hands make light
work.
John Heywood "The Proverbs of John Heywood" (1546)
John Heywood "The Proverbs of John Heywood" (1546)
May as well be hanged
for a sheep as a lamb.
English Proverb
English Proverb
May the curse of Mary
Malone and her nine blind illegitimate children chase you so far over the hills
of Damnation that the Lord himself can't find you with a telescope.
Traditional Irish Curse
Traditional Irish Curse
May the grass grow at your
door and the fox build his nest on your hearthstone.
May the light fade from your eyes, so you never see what you love.
May your own blood rise against you, and the sweetest drink you take be the bitterest cup of sorrow.
May you die without benefit of clergy;
May there be none to shed a tear at your grave, and may the hearthstone of hell be your best bed forever.
Traditional Wexford Curse
May the light fade from your eyes, so you never see what you love.
May your own blood rise against you, and the sweetest drink you take be the bitterest cup of sorrow.
May you die without benefit of clergy;
May there be none to shed a tear at your grave, and may the hearthstone of hell be your best bed forever.
Traditional Wexford Curse
May you have a bright
future - as the chimney sweep said to his son.
Irish Proverb
Irish Proverb
May you wander over the face
of the earth forever, never sleep twice in the same bed, never drink water
twice from the same well, and never cross the same river twice in a year.
Traditional Gypsy Curse
Traditional Gypsy Curse
May your every wish be
granted.
Ancient Chinese Curse
Ancient Chinese Curse
May your left ear wither
and fall into your right pocket.
Traditional Arab Curse
Traditional Arab Curse
Men count up the faults
of those who keep them waiting.
French Proverb
French Proverb
Mere words do not feed
the friars.
Irish Proverb
Irish Proverb
More grows in the garden
than the gardener knows he has sown.
Spanish Proverb
Spanish Proverb
More things belong to
marriage than four bare legs in a bed.
John Heywood "The Proverbs of John Heywood" (1546)
John Heywood "The Proverbs of John Heywood" (1546)
Nature breaks through
the eyes of the cat.
Irish Proverb
Irish Proverb
Necessity is the mother
of invention.
Irish Proverb
Irish Proverb
Necessity knows no law.
Irish Proverb
Irish Proverb
Necessity never made a
good bargain.
North American Proverb
North American Proverb
Need teaches a plan.
Irish Proverb
Irish Proverb
Never cut what can be
untied.
Portuguese Proverb
Portuguese Proverb
Never love with all your
heart, it only ends in breaking.
English Proverb
English Proverb
Never marry for money.
Ye'll borrow it cheaper.
Scottish Proverb
Scottish Proverb
Never put off till
tomorrow what may be done today.
English Proverb
English Proverb
Night is the mother of
council.
Latin Proverb
Latin Proverb
No man limps because
another is hurt.
Danish Proverb
Danish Proverb
No man ought to look a
given horse in the mouth.
John Heywood "The Proverbs of John Heywood" (1546)
John Heywood "The Proverbs of John Heywood" (1546)
No rose without a thorn,
or a love without a rival.
Turkish Proverb
Turkish Proverb
No time like the
present.
English Proverb
English Proverb
Not the cry, but the
flight of the wild duck, leads the flock to fly and follow.
Chinese Proverb
Chinese Proverb
Not wine...men
intoxicate themselves; Not vice...men entice themselves.
Chinese Proverb
Chinese Proverb
Nothing dries sooner
than tears.
Latin Proverb
Latin Proverb
Nothing is as burdensome
as a secret.
French Proverb
French Proverb
Nothing is impossible to
a willing heart.
John Heywood "The Proverbs of John Heywood" (1546)
John Heywood "The Proverbs of John Heywood" (1546)
One beggar at the door
is enough.
French Proverb
French Proverb
One cannot shoe a
running horse.
Dutch Proverb
Dutch Proverb
One father is more than
a hundred schoolmasters.
English Proverb (17th century)
English Proverb (17th century)
One flower will not make
a garland.
French Proverb
French Proverb
One generation plants
the trees; another gets the shade.
Chinese Proverb
Chinese Proverb
One good turn deserves
another.
John Heywood "The Proverbs of John Heywood" (1546)
John Heywood "The Proverbs of John Heywood" (1546)
One joy scatters a
hundred griefs.
Chinese Proverb
Chinese Proverb
One of these day is none
of these days.
English Proverb
English Proverb
One should go invited to
a friend in good fortune, and uninvited in misfortune.
Swedish Proverb
Swedish Proverb
One swallow maketh not a
summer.
John Heywood "The Proverbs of John Heywood" (1546)
John Heywood "The Proverbs of John Heywood" (1546)
One woman never praises
another.
Estonian Proverb
Estonian Proverb
Only the wearer knows
where the shoe pinches
English Proverb
English Proverb
Out of the frying pan
into the fire.
John Heywood "The Proverbs of John Heywood" (1546)
John Heywood "The Proverbs of John Heywood" (1546)
Patience is bitter but
its fruit is sweet.
French Proverb
French Proverb
Patience is poultice for
all wounds.
Irish Proverb
Irish Proverb
Patience is the best
medicine.
Proverb of Unknown Origin
Proverb of Unknown Origin
People live in each
other's shelter.
Irish Proverb
Irish Proverb
Pigs might fly, but they
are most unlikely birds.
Proverb of Unknown Origin
Proverb of Unknown Origin
Politics is a rotten
egg; if broken, it stinks.
Russian proverb
Russian proverb
Poor men seek meat for
their stomach, rich men stomach for their meat.
English Proverb
English Proverb
Power lasts ten years;
influence not more than a hundred.
Korean Proverb
Korean Proverb
Practice makes perfect.
English Proverb
English Proverb
Praise the young and
they will blossom
Irish Proverb
Irish Proverb
Pride goeth before
destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
Bible - Proverbs 16:18
Bible - Proverbs 16:18
Procrastination is the
thief of time.
Proverb of Unknown Origin
Proverb of Unknown Origin
Public before private
and country before family.
Chinese Proverb
Chinese Proverb
Put silk on a goat, and
it's still a goat.
Irish Proverb
Irish Proverb
Quiet people are well
able to look after themselves.
Irish Proverb
Irish Proverb
Rags to riches to rags.
Lancastrian Proverb
Lancastrian Proverb
Rain beats a leopard's
skin, but it does not wash off the spots.
Ashanti Proverb
Ashanti Proverb
Rats desert a sinking
ship.
French Proverb
French Proverb
Riches run after the
rich, and poverty runs after the poor.
French Proverb
French Proverb
Roasted pigeons will not
fly into one's mouth.
Dutch Proverb
Dutch Proverb
Rome was not built in a
day.
John Heywood "The Proverbs of John Heywood" (1546)
John Heywood "The Proverbs of John Heywood" (1546)
Sauce for the goose is
sauce for the gander.
English Proverb
English Proverb
Seek counsel of him who
makes you weep, and not of him who makes you laugh.
Arabic Proverb
Arabic Proverb
Set a beggar on
horseback, and he 'll out ride the Devil.
German Proverb
German Proverb
Set a thief to catch a
thief.
English Proverb
English Proverb
Silence was never
written down.
Italian Proverb
Italian Proverb
Since we cannot get what
we like, let us like what we can get.
Spanish Proverb
Spanish Proverb
Sit a beggar at your
table and he will soon put his feet on it.
Russian Proverb
Russian Proverb
Six hours' sleep for a
man, seven for a woman and eight for a fool.
English Proverb
English Proverb
Small children give you
headache; big children heartache.
Russian Proverb
Russian Proverb
Some people are masters
of money, and some its slaves.
Russian Proverb
Russian Proverb
Sometimes I go about
pitying myself, and all the time
I am being carried on great wings across the sky.
Ojibway Saying
I am being carried on great wings across the sky.
Ojibway Saying
Sorrow for a husband is
like a pain in the elbow, sharp and short.
English Proverb
English Proverb
Speak not of my debts
unless you mean to pay them.
English Proverb (17th century)
English Proverb (17th century)
Speak the truth, but
leave immediately after.
Slovenian Proverb
Slovenian Proverb
Stars are not seen by
sunshine.
Spanish Proverb
Spanish Proverb
Stolen waters are sweet,
and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.
Bible - Proverbs 9:17.
Bible - Proverbs 9:17.
Sweet is the wine but
sour is the payment.
Irish Proverb
Irish Proverb
Take heed of enemies
reconciled, and of meat twice boiled.
English Proverb.
English Proverb.
Take thy thoughts to bed
with thee, for the morning is wiser than the evening.
Russian Proverb
Russian Proverb
Talk of the devil and he
is sure to appear.
English Proverb
English Proverb
Tell me who you live
with and I will tell you who you are.
Spanish Proverb
Spanish Proverb
Tell the truth and shame
the devil.
Proverb of Unknown Origin
Proverb of Unknown Origin
The beginning of wisdom
is to call things by their right names.
Chinese Proverb
Chinese Proverb
The best advice is found
on the pillow.
Danish Proverb
Danish Proverb
The best thing about a
man is his dog.
French Proverb
French Proverb
The big thieves hang the
little ones.
Czech proverb
Czech proverb
The church is near but
the road is icy; the bar is far away but I'll walk carefully.
Russian proverb
Russian proverb
The comforter's head
never aches.
Italian Proverb
Italian Proverb
The darkest hour is that
before the dawn.
English Proverb
English Proverb
The day will come when
the cow will have use for her tail.
Irish Proverb
Irish Proverb
The devil looks after
his own.
Proverb of Unknown Origin
Proverb of Unknown Origin
The devil seduced Eve in
Italian. Eve mislead Adam in Bohemian. The Lord scolded them both in German.
Then the angel drove them from paradise in Hungarian.
Traditional Polish Saying
Traditional Polish Saying
The fat is in the fire.
John Heywood "The Proverbs of John Heywood" (1546)
John Heywood "The Proverbs of John Heywood" (1546)
The gem cannot be
polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.
Chinese Proverb
Chinese Proverb
The girl who can't dance
says the band can't play.
Yiddish Proverb
Yiddish Proverb
The grass is always
greener on the other side of the fence.
Proverb of Unknown Origin
Proverb of Unknown Origin
The great thieves lead
away the little thieves.
French Proverb
French Proverb
The green new broom
sweepeth clean.
John Heywood "The Proverbs of John Heywood" (1546)
John Heywood "The Proverbs of John Heywood" (1546)
The hole is more
honorable than the patch.
Irish Proverb
Irish Proverb
The hours of folly are measured
by the clock, but of wisdom no clock can measure.
William Blake "Proverbs of Hell" (1790)
William Blake "Proverbs of Hell" (1790)
The innkeeper loves the
drunkard, but not for a son-in-law.
Yiddish Proverb
Yiddish Proverb
The jay bird don't rob
his own nest.
West Indies Proverb
West Indies Proverb
The light heart lives
long.
Irish Proverb
Irish Proverb
The man who does not
love a horse cannot love a woman.
Spanish Proverb
Spanish Proverb
The man who strikes
first admits that his ideas have given out.
Chinese Proverb
Chinese Proverb
The man with the boots
does not mind where he places his foot.
Irish Proverb
Irish Proverb
The mills of God grind
slowly but they grind finely.
Irish Proverb
Irish Proverb
The moon is made of a
green cheese.
John Heywood "The Proverbs of John Heywood" (1546)
John Heywood "The Proverbs of John Heywood" (1546)
The more the merrier.
John Heywood "The Proverbs of John Heywood" (1546)
John Heywood "The Proverbs of John Heywood" (1546)
The morning is wiser
than the evening.
Russian Proverb
Russian Proverb
The nail that sticks up
will be hammered down.
Japanese Proverb
Japanese Proverb
The night rinses what
the day has soaped.
Swiss Proverb
Swiss Proverb
The only good thing that
comes from the east is the sun.
Traditional Portuguese Saying
Traditional Portuguese Saying
The palest ink is better
than the best memory.
Chinese proverb
Chinese proverb
The pine stays green in
winter...Wisdom in hardship.
Chinese Proverb
Chinese Proverb
The raggy colt often
made a powerful horse.
Irish Proverb
Irish Proverb
The reverse side also
has a reverse side.
Japanese proverb
Japanese proverb
The right man comes at
the right time.
Italian Proverb
Italian Proverb
The road to a friend's
house is never long.
Danish proverb
Danish proverb
The Russian knows the
way, yet he asks for directions.
Traditional German Saying
Traditional German Saying
The sea has an enormous
thirst and an insatiable appetite.
French Proverb
French Proverb
The silent dog is the
first to bite.
German Proverb
German Proverb
The smallest thing
outlives the human being.
Irish Proverb
Irish Proverb
The Spaniard is a bad
servant but a worse master.
Traditional English Saying
Traditional English Saying
The sun will set without
thy assistance.
Hebrew Proverb
Hebrew Proverb
The surest way to remain
poor is to be an honest man.
French Proverb
French Proverb
The tallest blade of
grass is the first to be cut by the scythe.
Russian proverb
Russian proverb
The tide tarrieth for no
man.
John Heywood "The Proverbs of John Heywood" (1546)
John Heywood "The Proverbs of John Heywood" (1546)
The tongue is more to be
feared than the sword.
Japanese Proverb
Japanese Proverb
The tongue like a sharp
knife...Kills without drawing blood.
Chinese Proverb
Chinese Proverb
The truth is not always
what we want to hear.
Yiddish Proverb
Yiddish Proverb
The turtle lays
thousands of eggs without anyone knowing, but when the hen lays an egg, the
whole country is informed.
Malay Proverb
Malay Proverb
The wearer best knows
where the shoe pinches.
Irish Proverb
Irish Proverb
The well fed does not
understand the lean.
Irish Proverb
Irish Proverb
The whisper of a pretty
girl can be heard further than the roar of a lion.
Arabian Proverb
Arabian Proverb
The wise adapt
themselves to circumstances, as water molds itself to the pitcher.
Chinese Proverb
Chinese Proverb
The wise man sits on the
hole in his carpet.
Persian Proverb
Persian Proverb
The wolf loses his
teeth, but not his inclinations.
Spanish Proverb
Spanish Proverb
The work praises the
man.
Irish Proverb
Irish Proverb
The world is a rose:
smell it and pass it on to your friends.
Persian Proverb
Persian Proverb
The world would not make
a racehorse of a donkey
Irish Proverb
Irish Proverb
There are many paths to
the top of the mountain, but the view is always the same.
Chinese Proverb
Chinese Proverb
There are more old
drunkards than old doctors.
French Proverb
French Proverb
There are only two types
of Chinese -- those who give bribes and those who take them.
Russian Proverb
Russian Proverb
There are two great pleasures
in gambling: that of winning and that of losing.
French Proverb.
French Proverb.
There is but one good
mother-in-law and she is dead.
English Proverb
English Proverb
There is honor even
among thieves.
English Proverb
English Proverb
There is hope from the
sea, but none from the grave.
Irish Proverb
Irish Proverb
There is no fireside
like your own fireside
Irish Proverb
Irish Proverb
There is no luck except
where there is discipline.
Irish Proverb
Irish Proverb
There is no need like
the lack of a friend.
Irish Proverb
Irish Proverb
There is no strength
without unity.
Irish Proverb
Irish Proverb
There is plenty of sound
in an empty barrel.
Russian Proverb
Russian Proverb
There's many a slip
'twixt the cup and the lip.
Greek Proverb
Greek Proverb
They who love most are
least valued.
English Proverb
English Proverb
Think in the morning.
Act in the noon. Eat in the evening. Sleep in the night.
William Blake "Proverbs of Hell" (1790)
William Blake "Proverbs of Hell" (1790)
Think with the wise but
walk with the vulgar.
German Proverb
German Proverb
Thirst is the end of
drinking and sorrow is the end of drunkenness.
Irish Proverb
Irish Proverb
Though a tree grow ever
so high, the falling leaves return to the ground.
Malay Proverb
Malay Proverb
Three diseases without
shame: Love, itch and thirst.
Irish Proverb
Irish Proverb
Three Spaniards, four
opinions.
Spanish Proverb
Spanish Proverb
Time is a great story
teller.
Irish Proverb
Irish Proverb
Time trieth truth.
English Proverb
English Proverb
To be rich is not
everything, but it certainly helps.
Yiddish Proverb
Yiddish Proverb
To deny all, is to
confess all.
Spanish Proverb
Spanish Proverb
To leave is to die a
little.
French Proverb
French Proverb
To lend is to buy a
quarrel.
Indian Proverb
Indian Proverb
To talk without thinking
is to shoot without aiming.
English Proverb (18th century)
English Proverb (18th century)
To teach is to learn.
Japanese Proverb
Japanese Proverb
To the ass, or the sow,
their own offspring appears the fairest in creation.
Latin Proverb
Latin Proverb
To whom you tell your
secrets, to him you resign your liberty.
Spanish Proverb
Spanish Proverb
Today is the first day
of the rest of your life.
North American Saying
North American Saying
Tomorrow is a new day.
English Proverb
English Proverb
Tomorrow is often the
busiest day of the week.
Spanish Proverb
Spanish Proverb
Tomorrow never comes.
Proverb of Unknown Origin
Proverb of Unknown Origin
Trouble rides a fast
horse.
Italian Proverb
Italian Proverb
True nobility is in
being superior to your previous self.
Hindustani Proverb
Hindustani Proverb
Trust in Allah, but tie
your camel.
Old Muslim Proverb
Old Muslim Proverb
Truth and oil always
come to the surface.
Spanish Proverb
Spanish Proverb
Truth has a handsome
countenance but torn garments.
German Proverb
German Proverb
Truth is the safest lie.
Jewish Proverb
Jewish Proverb
Truth stands the test of
time; lies are soon exposed.
Bible - Proverbs 12:19
Bible - Proverbs 12:19
Truth will be out.
Latin Proverb
Latin Proverb
Two heads are better
than one.
John Heywood "The Proverbs of John Heywood" (1546)
John Heywood "The Proverbs of John Heywood" (1546)
Two shorten the road.
Irish Proverb
Irish Proverb
Two thirds of the work
is the semblance.
Irish Proverb
Irish Proverb
Unless you enter the
tiger's den you cannot take the cubs.
Japanese Proverb
Japanese Proverb
Visit your aunt, but not
every day of the year.
Spanish Proverb
Spanish Proverb
Walk straight, my son -
as the old crab said to the young crab.
Irish Proverb
Irish Proverb
Want a thing long enough
and you don't
Chinese Proverb
Chinese Proverb
War is death's feast.
George Herbert "Outlandish Proverbs"
George Herbert "Outlandish Proverbs"
Water for oxen, wine for
kings.
Spanish Proverb
Spanish Proverb
We'll never know the
worth of water till the well go dry.
Scottish Proverb
Scottish Proverb
Went in one ear and out
the other.
John Heywood "The Proverbs of John Heywood" (1546)
John Heywood "The Proverbs of John Heywood" (1546)
What belongs to
everybody belongs to nobody.
Spanish Proverb
Spanish Proverb
What breaks in a moment
may take years to mend.
Swedish proverb
Swedish proverb
What one knows it is
sometimes useful to forget.
Latin Proverb
Latin Proverb
What you can not avoid,
welcome.
Chinese Proverb
Chinese Proverb
When a father helps a
son, both smile; but when a son must help his father, both cry.
Jewish Proverb
Jewish Proverb
When a twig grows hard
it is difficult to twist it. Every beginning is weak.
Irish Proverb
Irish Proverb
When fire is applied to
a stone it cracks.
Irish Proverb
Irish Proverb
When fortune knocks upon
the door open it widely.
Spanish Proverb
Spanish Proverb
When ill luck falls
asleep, let none wake her.
Italian Proverb
Italian Proverb
When its time has
arrived, the prey becomes the hunter.
Persian Proverb
Persian Proverb
When one dog barks
another will join it.
Latin Proverb
Latin Proverb
When spider webs unite,
they can tie up a lion.
Ethiopian proverb
Ethiopian proverb
When the apple is ripe
it will fall.
Irish Proverb
Irish Proverb
When the drop (drink) is
inside, the sense is outside.
Irish Proverb
Irish Proverb
When the iron is hot,
strike.
John Heywood "The Proverbs of John Heywood" (1546)
John Heywood "The Proverbs of John Heywood" (1546)
When the liquor was gone
the fun was gone.
Irish Proverb
Irish Proverb
When the mouse laughs at
the cat, there is a hole nearby.
Nigerian Proverb
Nigerian Proverb
When the sun shineth,
make hay.
John Heywood "The Proverbs of John Heywood" (1546)
John Heywood "The Proverbs of John Heywood" (1546)
When the sword of
rebellion is drawn, the sheath should be thrown away.
English Proverb
English Proverb
When there is no enemy
within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.
African Proverb
African Proverb
When there is order in
the nation, there will be peace in the world.
Chinese Proverb
Chinese Proverb
When we sing everybody
hears us, when we sigh nobody hears us.
Russian Proverb
Russian Proverb
When you live next to
the cemetery you cannot weep for everyone.
Russian Proverb
Russian Proverb
When you were born, you
cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life so that when you die, the world
cries and you rejoice.
Indian proverb
Indian proverb
When your enemy falls,
don't rejoice -- but don't pick him up either.
Yiddish Proverb
Yiddish Proverb
Where no counsel is, the
people fall; but in the multitude of counselors there is safety.
Bible - Proverbs 11:14.
Bible - Proverbs 11:14.
Where the tongue slips,
it speaks the truth.
Irish Proverb
Irish Proverb
Where there is love
there is pain.
Spanish Proverb
Spanish Proverb
Where there is no vision,
the people perish.
Bible - Proverbs 29:18
Bible - Proverbs 29:18
Where there's music
there can be love.
French Proverb
French Proverb
While the cat's away,
the mice can play.
Proverb of Unknown Origin
Proverb of Unknown Origin
Who begins too much
accomplishes little.
German proverb
German proverb
Who knows most speaks
least.
Spanish Proverb
Spanish Proverb
Who lies with dogs shall
rise up with fleas.
Latin Proverb
Latin Proverb
Wine divulges truth.
Irish Proverb
Irish Proverb
Witches and harlots come
out at night.
English Proverb
English Proverb
With foxes we must play
the fox.
Proverb of Unknown Origin
Proverb of Unknown Origin
With money you are a
dragon; with no money, a worm.
Chinese Proverb
Chinese Proverb
Withhold not correction
from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die. Thou
shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.
Bible - Proverbs 23:13-14.
Bible - Proverbs 23:13-14.
Without justice, courage
is weak.
North American Proverb
North American Proverb
Wonder is the beginning
of wisdom.
Greek proverb
Greek proverb
Yesterday is but a
dream, tomorrow is but a vision. But today well lived makes every yesterday a
dream of happiness, and every tomorrow a vision of hope. Look well, therefore,
to This Day.
Sanskrit Proverb
Sanskrit Proverb
You cannot make a silk
purse out of a sow's ear.
Irish Proverb
Irish Proverb
You cannot reason with a
hungry belly; it has no ears.
Greek Proverb
Greek Proverb
You cannot unscramble
eggs.
North American Proverb
North American Proverb
You can't hatch chickens
from fried eggs.
Dutch Proverb
Dutch Proverb
You have to kiss a lot
of toads before you find a handsome prince.
North American Proverb
North American Proverb
You must live with a
person to know a person. If you want to know me come and live with me.
Irish Proverb
Irish Proverb
Young men may die, old
men must.
English Proverb
English Proverb
Young wood makes a hot
fire.
Greek Proverb
Greek Proverb
Your health comes first;
you can always hang yourself later.
Yiddish Proverb
Yiddish Proverb
Your neighbor's apples
are the sweetest.
Yiddish Proverb
Yiddish Proverb
Youth does not mind
where it sets its foot.
Irish Proverb
Irish Proverb
Youth sheds many a skin.
The steed (horse) does not retain its speed forever.
Irish Proverb
Irish Proverb
You've got to do your
own growing, no matter how tall your grandfather was.
Irish Proverb
Irish Proverb
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