Today's Proverbs of the Day in English
Proverbs of the Day in English
The eagle does not catch flies.
- Proverbs of the Day in English
Little enemies and little wounds are not to be despised. German |
Blind is the bookless man. - English |
Time destroys all things. Nigerian |
Seeing is better than hearing. Nigerian |
Spanish Proverbs List |
Home is where the heart is. |
A great leap gives a great shake. |
He cannot find water in the sea. |
Every man is a fool in some man's opinion. |
Better joy in a cottage than sorrow in a palace. Sayings of the Day |
Every one feels the cold according as he is clad. |
Come fish, come frog, all goes into the basket. |
Every one stretches his legs according to the length of his coverlet. |
He that neglects time, time will neglect. |
A blind man's wife needs no paint. |
An apple a day keeps the doctor away. |
Children and fools speak the truth. |
Cleaning a blot with blotted fingers maketh a greater. |
American Proverbs List |
A deaf husband and a blind wife are always a happy couple. - American Proverbs of the Day in English |
A fair face may hide a foul heart. |
A fool is like other men as long as he is silent. |
Company in distress makes trouble less. |
A harvest of peace is produced from a seed of contentment. |
Dirt is dirtiest upon clean white linen. |
Do not put your foot further than you can draw it back again. |
Earnest effort leads some to success. |
Bulls make money and bears make money, but hogs just get slaughtered. |
Fools need advice most, but wise men only are the better for it. |
Make a garden or plant, and a man is happy for life. |
Forgive and regret much later. |
Discouragement is the devil's most valuable tool. |
African Proverbs List |
He on whose head we would break a coconut never stands still. |
An endless war shames even a hero. |
A chameleon can only change its colour but never change its skin. Today's Pharase |
A boy may cry; but a man as to conceal his pain. |
A butterfly thinks itself a bird because it can fly. |
A good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow. |
He who defects on the way finds flies on his way back. |
A cutting word is worse than a bowstring, a cut may heal, but the cut of the tongue does not. |
Knowledge is better than wealth, you have to look after wealth, but knowledge looks after you. |
A single slip may cause lasting injury. |
Even if thin, the elephant remains the king of the forest. |
When a slippery ground lies ahead do not laugh at those who have fallen. |
He who knows that he has enough is rich. |
Even if you dance for you enemy on the rock, he will accuse you of splashing water on him. |
Chinese Phrase |
A single tree cannot make a forest. |
Even the most beautiful morning cannot bring back the evening. - Chinese Pharase |
Do not believe that you will reach your destination without leaving the shore. |
Dream of a funeral and you hear of a marriage. |
Diligence is the vehicle on the paths of Mountains of Books; endurance is the vessel on the courses of the Seas of Learning. |
He who goes his own way does not deserve being received. |
Even ugly faces are worth looking at -- and that is a great comfort for most people. |
Better to light a candle, than to curse the darkness. |
French Sayings |
Sickness comes in like a horse and leaves like a snail. |
Everyone blames his memory, but never his judgement. |
Dress slowly when you are in a hurry. |
Diamond cut diamond. |
A woman conceals only what she does not know. |
Don't show your teeth if you can't bite. |
He had need rise early who would please everybody. |
Desperate maladies require desperate remedies. |
Everything goes by favour and cousinship. |
Italian Sayings |
Every dog is a lion at home. |
A little spark kindles a great fire. |
A drunk man's words are a sober man's thoughts. |
A good beginning makes a good ending. |
Bad is the sack that will not bear patching. |
Measure three times and cut once. |
Every one knows best where the shoe pinches him. - Italian Sayings |
He is rich who owes nothing. |
Dutch Phrase |
Better alone than in bad company. |
He is as welcome as the first day in Lent. |
Good tree, good fruit. |
All are not friends who smile on you. |
A good friend is better than silver and gold. |
Every man his own is not too much. |
Better a bird in the hand than ten in the air. |
Danish Sayings List |
Human blood is all of one colour. |
Better in an old carriage than in a new ship. |
From children and drunks will you hear the truth. |
Every one sees his smart coat, no one sees his shrunken belly. |
Great men's requests are commands. |
Food tastes best when you eat it with your own spoon. |
Latin Proverb List |
The eagle does not catch flies. |
A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds. |
All clouds are not rain clouds. |
Dry bread at home is better than roast meat abroad. |
Russian Sayings List |
The rich would have to eat money if the poor did not provide food. |
There is no honor when there is nothing to eat. |
When money speaks the truth is silent. |
A good neighbour is better than many bad kinsmen. - Hungarian |
Making the beginning is one third of the work. Irish |
Every dog is a tiger in his own street. Indian |
A silent mouth never did any harm. Irish |
English Proverb |
He begins to die that quits his desires. |
Danger and delight grow on one stalk. |
Good company on the road is the shortest cut. |
Deeds are fruits, words are leaves. |
Cherry blossoms in the recesses of a mountain. Japanese |
One joy can drive away a hundred sorrows. Japanese |
Soft words and hard arguments. Portuguese |
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