English proverb |
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Proverbs
| • | Every man has his price. 12 |
| • | Faint heart never won fair lady. 11 |
| • | Give a man enough rope and he will hang himself. 10 |
| • | Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know. 9 |
| • | You win some, you lose some. 7 |
| • | The husband is always the last to know. 6 |
| • | A fool and his money are soon parted. 6 |
| • | Two wrongs don't make a right. 6 |
| • | The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. 5 |
| • | No news is good news. 5 |
| • | You can't teach an old dog new tricks. 5 |
| • | Ask a silly question and you'll get a silly answer. 4 |
| • | Every cloud has a silver lining. 4 |
| • | Don't cross the bridge till you come to it. 4 |
| • | It's no use crying over spilt milk. 4 |
| • | Easy come, easy go. 4 |
| • | There's no fool like an old fool. 4 |
| • | If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys. 4 |
| • | What you don’t know won’t hurt you. 4 |
| • | Laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and you weep alone. 4 |
| • | They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind. 4 |
| • | If wishes were horses, beggars would ride. 4 |
| • | See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil. 4 |
| • | Use soft words and hard arguments. 4 |
| • | You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar. 4 |
| • | Never judge a book by its cover. 4 |
| • | Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. 4 |
| • | Curiosity killed the cat. 4 |
| • | Familiarity breeds contempt. 4 |
| • | The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. 4 |
| • | He who hesitates is lost. 4 |
| • | Necessity is the mother of invention. 4 |
| • | Old habits die hard. 4 |
| • | A friend in need is a friend indeed. 4 |
| • | A hungry man is an angry man. 4 |
| • | All is well that ends well. 4 |
| • | A penny saved is a penny earned. 4 |
| • | A chain is only as strong as its weakest link. 4 |
| • | A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 3 |
| • | If the cap fits, wear it. 3 |
| • | Charity begins at home. 3 |
| • | Fire is a good servant but a bad master. 3 |
| • | All is fish that comes to his net. 3 |
| • | The devil finds work for idle hands to do. 3 |
| • | When poverty comes in at the door, love flies out of the window. 3 |
| • | A rising tide lifts all boats. 3 |
| • | What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander. 3 |
| • | Talk of the Devil, and he is bound to appear. 3 |
| • | What goes up must come down. 3 |
| • | The squeaking wheel gets the grease. 3 |
| • | Horses for courses. 3 |
| • | Don't meet troubles half-way. 3 |
| • | All good things must come to an end. 3 |
| • | Ask no questions and hear no lies. 3 |
| • | Bad news travels fast. 3 |
| • | Better safe than sorry. 3 |
| • | Don't cry over spilled milk 3 |
| • | Don't put all your eggs in one basket. 3 |
| • | Love makes the world go round. 3 |
| • | Practice makes perfect. 3 |
| • | There's more than one way to skin a cat. 3 |
| • | Variety is the spice of life. 3 |
| • | Good things come to those who wait. 3 |
| • | There's honour among thieves. 2 |
| • | Birds of a feather flock together. 2 |
| • | The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world. 2 |
| • | If life deals you lemons, make lemonade. 2 |
| • | He who sups with the Devil should have a long spoon. 2 |
| • | He who pays the piper calls the tune. 2 |
| • | Give credit where credit is due. 2 |
| • | Fight fire with fire. 2 |
| • | An Englishman’s home is his castle. 2 |
| • | An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. 2 |
| • | Don't burn your bridges behind you. 2 |
| • | Don't get mad, get even. 2 |
| • | A woman's work is never done. 2 |
| • | After a storm comes a calm. 2 |
| • | What goes around comes around. 2 |
| • | A problem shared is a problem halved. 2 |
| • | Only the wearer knows where the shoe pinches. 2 |
| • | Much ado about nothing. 2 |
| • | It is not the hen who cackles the loudest who hatches the most eggs. 2 |
