Proverb Quotes

The blind man is laughing at the bald head.

The net of the sleeper catches fish.

A nimble sixpence is better than a slow shilling.

When the mouse laughs at the cat there's a hole nearby.

A dimple in the chin a devil within.

As old as the itch.

A man of words and not of deeds Is like a garden full of weeds.

Shake a bridle over a Yorkshireman's grave and he'll rise and steal a horse.

If you can't bite don't show your teeth.

It never rains but it pours.

He that will have a perfect brother must resign himself to remaining brotherless.

No one is expected to achieve the impossible.

Each man's character shapes his fortunes.

Fortune is with you for an hour and against you for ten!

If the thunder is not loud the peasant forgets to cross himself.

The voice of the people is the voice of God. (Vox populi vox dei.)

The sinning is the best part of repentance.

If I die I forgive you: if I recover we shall see.

The mills of the gods grind slowly but they grind exceedingly fine.

Vengeance is a dish that should be eaten cold.

Be not imitator freshly act thy part Through this world be thou an independent ranger Better is the faith that springeth from thy heart Than a better faith belonging to a stranger.

If Heaven made him earth can find some use for him.

Two wrongs can never make a right.

Unless you enter the tiger's den you cannot take the cubs.

You can't catch trout with dry breeches.

Danger can never by overcome without taking risks.

It is better to be safe than sorry.

Spring is a virgin Summer a mother Autumn a widow and Winter a stepmother.

Nothing is so burdensome as a secret.

There is nothing noble about being superior to some other man. The true nobility is in being superior to your previous self.

Do not make yourself so big. You are not so small.

Self-knowledge is the beginning of self-improvement.

The best place to find a helping hand is at the end of your own arm.

You've got to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was.

If there is no wind row.

Blame yourself if you have no branches or leaves don't accuse the sun of partiality.

A man is a lion in his own cause.

Better silent than stupid.

It is easier to talk than to hold one's tongue.

Speech is silver silence is golden.

Still waters run deep.

Keep quiet and people will think you a philosopher.

Eat when you're hungry. Drink when you're thirsty. Sleep when you're tired.

Skeptics are never deceived.

Believe nothing and be on your guard against everything.

Three things give hardy strength: sleeping on hairy mattresses breathing cold air and eating dry food.

He that is afraid to shake the dice will never throw a six.

Though a tree grow ever so high the falling leaves return to the root.

A tale never loses in the telling.

Talk is cheap.