Proverbs, sayings, quotations --- Onyx collection A child among men will soon be a man. A lazy youth, a lousy age. A man among children will be long a child. A man as he manages himself, may die old at thirty or be young at eighty. A man often admits that his memory is at fault but never his judgement. A new net won't catch an old bird. A prudent youth is superior to a stupid old man. A wild colt may become a sober old horse. A young man negligent, an old man necessitous. A bad excuse is better than none. A barking dog never bites. A brain is worth little without a tongue. A civil question deserves a civil answer. A clean glove often hides a dirty hand. Behind a fair face may be a foul brain. A fair face may hide a foul bargain.
A fair face will get its praise though the owner keep silent. A gentleman should be honest in his actions and refined in his language. A good anvil does not fear the hammer. A good archer is not known by his arrow but by his aim. A good horse is never of a bad color. A good name is a second inheritance. A good name keeps its lustre in the dark. A good word is as soon said as a bad one. A grave and majestic outside is as it were the palace of the soul. A hog in armour is still but a hog. A leopard cannot change its spots. A liar ought to have a good memory. A loud voice bespeaks a vulgar man. A bad dog never sees the wolf. A bad penny always comes back. A bad tree does not yield young apples. A crow is never the whiter for ever washing. A fair booty makes a fair thief.
A fault confessed is half redressed. A gold ring does not cure a felon. A great crime is in a great man greater. A man who is his own lawyer has a fool for a client. A mischievous dog must be tied short. A monarch should be slow to punish, swift to reward. A rotten egg cannot be spoiled. A sinful heart makes a feeble hand. A thief is better than a lazy servant. A thief knows a thief as a wolf knows a wolf. A thief passes for a gentleman when stealing has made him rich. A thief thinks every man steals. A thief seldom grows rich by thieving. A day of sorrow is longer than a month of joy. A dead man does not make war. A dead man does not speak. A dead man has neither friends or relations. A dead mouse feels no cold. A drowning man will clutch at a straw.
A living dog is better than a dead lion. A man can die but once. A man has learned much, who has learned to die. A small tear relieves a great sorrow. A sudden death is the best. All death is sudden to the unprepared. All men are born richer than they die. All sorrows are bearable if there is bread. Alone in counsel, alone in sorrow. An honourable death is worth more than an inglorious life. Another's suffering is but skin deep. Any mind that is capable of real sorrow is capable of real good. As a man lives so shall he die. As soon as man is born he begins to die. A carpenter is known by his chips. A good beginning is half the work. A good head and industrious hand are worth gold in any land. A handful of trade is a handful of gold. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds. A man without a smiling face must not open a shop. A ploughman on his legs is higher than a gentleman on his knees. A poor workman blames his tools. A weak foundation destroys the work. A work ill done must be done twice. A work well begun is half done. Absence of occupation is not rest. Adversity makes men, prosperity monsters. Adversity overcome is the highest glory. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. Ambition has no rest. Ambition is no cure for love. An oak is not felled at one stroke. A babe in the house is a wellspring of pleasure. A babe is a mother's anchor, she cannot swing far from her moorings. A babe is an angel whose wings decrease as his legs increase. A broken friendship may be soldered but will never be sound.
A brother's sufferings claim a brother's pity. A bustling mother makes a slothful daugther. A child may have too much of his mother's blessing. A clear bargain, a dear friend. A courageous is better than a cowardly friend. A fair weather friend changes with the wind. A faithful friend is the true image of the deity. A false friend has honey in his mouth, gall in his heart. A father ia a treasure, a brother a comfort, but a friend is both. A father lives after the death of his son. A father loves his children in hating their faults. A father maintains ten children better than ten children one father. A father's blessing cannot drowned in water nor consumed by fire. A black plum is as sweet as a white. A day without bread is a long day indeed. A drunkard's purse is a bottle. A drunken man may soon be made to dance. A man that has had his fill is no eater.
A rotten egg cannot be spoiled. After dinner rest awhile, after supper walk awhile. Ale sellers should not be tale tellers. All meat is not the same in every man's mouth. Always rise from the table with an appetite and you will never sit down without one. An army marches on its stomach. An old dram drinker is the devil's decoy. A barber learns to shave by shaving fools. A braying ass eats little hay. A cucumber being offered a poor man, he refused it because it was crooked. A fair promise makes a fool merry. A flatterer is the shadow of a fool. A fool always comes short of his reckoning. A fool always finds a greater fool than himself. A fool always finds a greater fool to admire him. A fool and his money are soon parted. A fool at forty is a fool indeed. A fool bolts a door with a boiled carrot.
A fool can dance without a fiddle. A fool cannot be silent. A fool cut down the oak to plant a thistle. A fool demands much, but he is a greater one that gives it. A fool digs a well by the river. A fool expects that larks will fall ready roasted into his own mouth. A fool expects to find water at the first stroke of his spade. A fool fights with his own shadow. A book that remains shut is but a block. A book's a book though there is nothing in it. A flow of words is no proof of wisdom. A gem unwrought is a useless thing, so a man unlearned is a senseless being. A golden key can open any door. A good book praises itself. A learned man can only be appreciated by another learned man. A library is a repository of medicine for the mind. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. A man becomes learned by asking questions. A man can know nothing of mankind without knowing something of
himself. A man cannot leave a better legacy to the world than a well educated family. A man is not known until he comes to honour. A man knows no more to any purpose than he practices. A man profits more by the sight of an idiot than by the oration of the learned. A man who is wise and learned, but without virtue, shall be despised. A mind quite vacant is a mind quite distressed. A bonny bride is sound dressed. A deaf husband and a blind wife are always a happy couple. A fence between makes love more keen. A good Jack makes a good Jill. A good son makes a good husband. A good wife and health are a man's best wealth. A good wife makes a good husband. A kiss of the mouth often touches not the heart. A maiden with many wooers often chooses the worst. A man has a choice to begin love, but not to end it. A man without a wife is a man without a care.
A man without a wife, a house without a roof. A pretty face is half a dowry. A beggar can never be bankrupt. A beggar's purse is bottomless. A clown enriched knows neither relation or friend. A fallen rich man may make a good master, but not an enriched poor man. A great fortune is a great slavery. A lamb is as dear to a poor man as an ox to the rich. A light purse makes a heavy heart. A little house well filled, a little land well tilled, and a little wife well willed are great riches. A man who is proud of his money rarely has anything else to be proud of. A man without money is like a bow without an arrow. A man without money is like a ship without sails. A miser grows rich by seeming poor, an extravagant man grows poor by seeming rich. A moneyless man goes quick through the market. A penny is sometimes better spent than spared. A poor man has not many marks for fortune to shoot at. A brave man will yield to a brave man.
A brave man's country is wherever he chooses his abode. A bully is always a coward. A cake eaten in peace is worth two in trouble. A cat may look at a King. A certain peace is to be preferred to an expected victory. A chain is no stronger than it's weaker link. A crown is no cure for the headache. A foreign war is preferable to one at home. A gallant man needs no drums to rouse him. A good cause make a stout heart and a strong arm. A good prince does not cut out freedom's tongue. A house divided against itself cannot stand. A king is never powerful that hath not power on the sea. A patriot is a fool in any age. A poor freedom is better than a rich slavery. A proud soldier is fellow to the king. A short sword for a brave man. A stick is a peacemaker. A tyrant's breath is another's death.
A belly full of gluttony will never study willingly. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. A bird never flew on one wing. A bite in the morning is better than nothing all day. A burnt child fears fire. A closed mouth catches no flies. A coconut shell full of water is an ocean to an ant. A covetous man is good to none, but worse to himself. A covetous man makes no friend. A danger foreseen is a half avoided. A fine cage won't feed the bird. A full belly neither fights nor flies well. A glutton is never generous. A good "take heed" will surely speed. A grain of prudence is worth a pound of craft. A jest driven too far often brings home hate. A little pot is soon hot. A little too late is much too late. A bolt does not always fall when it thunders.
A foul morn may turn to a fine day. A bad cause requires many words. German Proverb A courtyard common to all will be swept by none. Chinese Proverb A forest is in an acorn. A hedge between keeps friendship green. French Proverb A hen is heavy when carried far. Irish Proverb A hound's food is in its legs. Irish Proverb A hungry man is an angry man. English Proverb A lie travels round the world while truth is putting her boots on. French Proverb A lock is better than suspicion. Irish Proverb A prudent man does not make the goat his gardener. Hungarian Proverb A rumor goes in one ear and out many mouths. Chinese proverb A silent mouth is melodious. Irish Proverb A wise man hears one word and understands two. Yiddish Proverb Advice when most needed is least heeded.
English Proverb Call on God, but row away from the rocks. Indian Proverb Commit a sin twice and it will not seem a crime. Jewish Saying Deal with the faults of others as gently as with your own. Chinese Proverb Every ass loves to hear himself bray. Friends are lost by calling often and calling seldom. French Proverb God gives the nuts, but he doesn't crack them. German proverb Going to law is losing a cow for the sake of a cat. Chinese Proverb He that lives on hope will die fasting. 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 If you believe everything you read, better not read. Japanese proverb It is a bold mouse that nestles in the cat's ear. English Proverb Put silk on a goat, and it's still a goat. Irish Proverb Silence was never written down. Italian Proverb Sit a beggar at your table and he will soon put his feet on it. Russian Proverb
Small children give you headache; big children heartache. Russian Proverb Speak the truth, but leave immediately after. Slovenian Proverb Take heed of enemies reconciled, and of meat twice boiled. English Proverb Take thy thoughts to bed with thee, for the morning is wiser than the evening. Russian Proverb The best advice is found on the pillow. Danish Proverb The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials. Chinese Proverb The palest ink is better than the best memory. Chinese proverb The tongue like a sharp knife...Kills without drawing blood. Chinese Proverb The truth is not always what we want to hear. Yiddish Proverb The well fed does not understand the lean. Irish Proverb The wolf loses his teeth, but not his inclinations. Spanish Proverb The work praises the man. Irish Proverb There is no fireside like your own fireside Irish Proverb There is plenty of sound in an empty barrel.
Russian Proverb Time trieth truth. English Proverb To be rich is not everything, but it certainly helps. Yiddish Proverb To lend is to buy a quarrel. Indian Proverb To the ass, or the sow, their own offspring appears the fairest in creation. Latin Proverb To whom you tell your secrets, to him you resign your liberty. Spanish Proverb Two shorten the road. Irish Proverb Visit your aunt, but not every day of the year. Spanish Proverb What belongs to everybody belongs to nobody. Spanish Proverb What breaks in a moment may take years to mend. Swedish proverb While the cat's away, the mice can play. Who begins too much accomplishes little. German proverb Who knows most speaks least. Spanish Proverb Who lies with dogs shall rise up with fleas. Latin Proverb You cannot reason with a hungry belly; it has no ears. Greek Proverb
You must live with a person to know a person. If you want to know me come and live with me. Irish Proverb
Experience is the father of wisdom. Anonymous
The grand essentials in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for. Addison
From a little spark may burst a mighty flame. Dante
The cow knows not what her tail is worth until she has lost it. Anonymous
The crown of a good disposition is humility. Arab Proverb
Asking costs little. Italian Proverb
The wise man has long ears, big eyes and a short tongue. Russian Proverb
Conscience gets a lot of credit that belongs to cold feet.
Anonymous
A good laugh is sunshine in a house. Thackery
Think not those faithful who praise all thy words and actions, but those who kindly reprove thy faults. Socrates
Give if thou canst, an alms; a sweet and gentle word.
if not, afford, instead of that, Herrick
Do not choose for anyone what you do not choose for yourself. Persian Proverb
There is no fire like passion, there is no shark like hatred, there is no snare like folly, there is no torrent like greed. Buddha
Forewarned, forearmed;
to be prepared is half the victory. Cervantes
If a man could have half his wishes, he would double his troubles. Franklin
Everyone loves the tree that gives him shelter.
Russian Proverb
He who considers too much will perform little. Schiller
The sky is of the same color wherever you go. Persian Proverb
He is lifeless who is faultless. Anonymous
The sky is the daily bread of the eyes. Emerson
The greatest king must at last be put to bed with a shovel. Russian Proverb
What can the enemy do when the friend is cordial? Persian Proverb
Joy and sorrow are next door neighbors. German Proverb
Work is often the father of pleasure. Voltaire
Love looks not with the eyes, but with the heart. Shakespeare
Poverty does not destroy virtue nor wealth bestow it. Anonymous
Cleanse thy heart from greed, and thy foot shall remain free from fetters. Arabian Proverb
Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored. Anonymous
Good humor is one of the best articles of dress one can wear in society. Thackeray
All is not false that seems at first a lie. Southey
Good manners are made up of petty sacrifices. Emerson
It is the peculiar quality of a fool to perceive the faults of others and to forget his own. Cicero
The chameleon does not leave one tree until he is sure of another. Arabian Proverb
A barking dog is often more useful than a sleeping lion. Irving
Do not cut down the tree that gives you shade. Arabian Proverb
Never let the bottom of your purse or your mind be seen. Anonymous
The mouse that has but one hole is soon caught. Arabian Proverb
He who knows but little, presently outs with it. Italian Proverb
Health and cheerfulness mutually beget each other. Addison
Much does he gain who learns when he loses. Italian Proverb
Joy and Temperance and Repose slam the door on the doctor's nose. Longfellow
Who seeks a quarrel, finds it near at hand. Italian Proverb
The cask can only yield the wine it contains. Italian Proverb
He who sings frightens away his ills. Spanish Proverb
Any plan is bad which is not susceptible to change. Italian Proverb
The remedy for injuries is not to remember them. German Proverb
The stitch is lost unless the thread is knotted. Italian Proverb
A man who has committed a mistake and doesn't correct it is committing another mistake. Confucius
None are so blind as those who won't see. Anonymous
Now 'tis the spring, and weeds are shallow-rooted; now and they'll o'ergrow the garden.
suffer them
Shakespeare
When your horse is on the brink of a precipice it is too late to pull the reins. Chinese Proverb
That crown is well spent which saves you ten. Italian Proverb
Striving to better, oft we mar what's well. Shakespeare
He has gained enough who gives up a vain hope. Italian Proverb
Books give not wisdom where was none before. Anonymous
No one is satisfied with his fortune, nor dissatified with his intellect. French Proverb
When a man is falling, every saint pushes him. Italian Proverb
He who falls in love with himself will have no rivals.
Anonymous
There is no one luckier than he who thinks himself so. German Proverb
The riches that are in the heart cannot be stolen. Russian Proverb
Keep company with good men, and you'll increase their number. Italian Proverb
He who is an ass and takes himself to be a stag finds his mistake when he comes to leap the ditch. Italian Proverb
He who would have no trouble in this world must not be born in it. Italian Proverb
Everything has its beauty but not everyone sees it. Confucius
Fool me once, shame on you;
fool me twice, shame on me. Chinese Proverb
No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings.
Blake
Adversity is the diamond dust Heaven polishes its jewels with. Author unknown
He who sows discord will reap regret. Arabian Proverb
When the ship has sunk everyone knows how she might have been saved. Italian Proverb
First catch your hare, then cook it. Anonymous
A man's being in a good or bad humor depends upon his will. Johnson
He saith little that loveth much. Italian Proverb
Let thy discontents be secrets. Franklin
The path of duty lies in what lies near at hand; and men seek
for it in what is remote. Japanese Proverb
Wisdom thoroughly learned will never be forgotten. Pythagoras
Those who do not feel pain seldom think that it is felt. Johnson
The world is governed more by appearances than by realities, so that it is fully as necessary to seem to know something as to know it. Daniel Webster
Little strokes fell great oaks. Franklin
A small-minded man looks at the sky through a reed. Japanese Proverb
One must lose a minnow to catch a salmon. French Proverb
It is not permitted to the most equitable of men to be a judge in his own cause. Pascal
The pebble in the brook secretly thinks itself a precious
stone. Japanese Proverb
Full many a flower is born to blush unseen. Gray
He who reigns within himself, and rules passions, desires, and fears, is more than a king. Milton
Wear a smile and have friends;
wear a scowl and have wrinkles. George Elliot
A man who is his own doctor has a fool for his patient. Anonymous
A man must insult himself before others will. Chinese Proverb
He loses all who loses the right moment. Spanish Proverb
Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food. Hazlitt
He who lies upon the ground can fall no lower.
Latin Proverb
Pray devoutly, but hammer stoutly. Anonymous
What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. Addison
Good example is half a sermon. Anonymous
He conquers who endures. Italian Proverb
He is well paid that is well satisfied. Shakespeare
A man's good name is as precious to him as its skin is to a tiger. Japanese Proverb
If there is no apple one eats a little carrot. Russian Proverb
Natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by study. Bacon
A man with a sour face should not open a shop. Japanese Proverb
One pardons to the degree that one loves. La Rochefoucauld
When anger arises think of the consequences. Confucius
Drop by drop fills the tub. French Proverb
He is not laughed at who laughs at himself first. Anonymous
It is part of the cure to wish to be cured. Seneca
The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn. Emerson
Break the legs of an evil custom. Italian Proverb
A fool can no more see his own folly than he can see his ears. Thackeray
You can't make an omlet without breaking eggs. Anonymous
The heron's a saint when there are no fish about. Japanese Proverb
When interest lags, memory lags too. Goethe
What is bitter to endure may be sweet to remember. Anonymous
A soft answer turneth away wrath; anger.
but grievous words stir up Old Testament
For every evil under the sun, there is a remedy or there is none. If there be one, try and find it; if there be none, never mind it. Anonymous
A harper is laughed at who plays always on the same string. Horace
If you have to kill a snake, kill it once and for all. Japanese Proverb
In the fields of observation, chance favors only the prepared mind. Pasteur
If well thou hast begun, go on; not the fight.
it is the end that crowns us, Herrick
No man's head aches while he comforts another. Italian Proverb
A narrow mind has a broad tongue. Arabian Proverb
Better shun the bait than struggle in the snare. Dryden
What one does, one becomes. Spanish Proverb
The greatest difficulties lie where we are not looking for them. Goethe
An idle brain is the devil's workshop. English Proverb
Kindness is the sunshine in which virtue grows. Anonymous
Talk does not cook rice. Chinese Proverb
Rich gifts wax poor when givers prove unkind. Shakespeare
Following happiness is like chasing the wind, or clutching the shadow. Japanese Proverb
We have two ears and one mouth that we may listen the more and talk the less. Greek Proverb
They who know the truth are not equal to those who love it, and they who love it are not equal to those who find pleasure in
it. Chinese Proverb
If you wish another to keep your secret, first keep it yourself. Latin Proverb
Having a good wife and rich cabbage soup, seek not other things. Russian Proverb
Never esteem anything of advantage to thee that shall make thee break thy word of lose thy self-respect. Marcus Aurelius
A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds. Anonymous
Anger is as a stone cast into a wasp's nest. Indian Proverb
If you walk on snow you cannot hide your footprints. Chinese Proverb
Let your hook be always cast; in the pool where you least expect it, there will be a fish. Ovid
He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves and sharpens our skill. Edmund Burke
Compare your griefs with other men's and they will seem less. Spanish Proverb
Most powerful is he who has himself in his own power. Seneca
A word of kindness is better than a fat pie. Russian Proverb
One dog yelping at nothing will set ten thousand straining at their collars. Japanese Proverb
Arrogance diminishes wisdom. Arabian Proverb
When we cannot find contentment in ourselves, it is useless to seek it elsewhere.
La Rochefoucauld
For a marriage to be peaceful the husband should be deaf and the wife blind. Spanish Proverb
Words are like leaves; and where they most abound, much fruit of sense beneath is rarely found. Pope
When the ripe.
fox cannot reach the grapes he says they are not Greek Proverb
Do not remove a fly from your friend's head with a hatchet. Chinese Proverb
That is an empty purse that is full of other men's money. Anonymous
When the fruit is scarcest its taste is sweetest. Irish Proverb
The daughter of a crab does not give birth to a bird.
Chinese Proverb
It's no use going to the goats house to look for wool. Irish Proverb
Three things too much and three too little are pernicious to man: to speak much, and know little; to spend much, and have little; to presume much, and be worth little. Cervantes
The more a man knows, the more he forgives. Anonymous
You cannot sew buttons on your neighbor's mouth. Russian Proverb
Don't see all you see, and don't hear all you hear. Irish Proverb
Every cloud engenders not a storm. Shakespeare
"Tis not the dying for a faith that's so hard; 'tis the living up to it that is difficult.
Thackeray
Men carry their superiority inside; animals outside. Russian Proverb
One pound of learning requires ten pounds of common sense to apply it. Persian Proverb
Vegetables of one's own raising are not relished --- those from other's gardens are the best. Chinese Proverb
A small hole can sink a big ship. Russian Proverb
Whatever necessity lays on thee, endure; whatever she commands, do. Goethe
Better be alone than in bad company. Anonymous
The web of our life is a mingled yarn, good and ill together. Shakespeare
A cynic is a man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing. Oscar Wilde
Measure thy cloth ten times, thou canst cut it but once. Russian Proverb
Though patience be a tired mare, yet she will plod. Shakespeare
Go home and make a net if you desire to get fishes. Chinese Proverb
A long life may not be good enough, but a good life is long enough. Anonymous
Long sleep makes a bare back. Irish Proverb
If you wish your merit to be known, acknowledge that of other people.
Oriental Proverb
The journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step. Chinese Proverb
Our bodies are our gardens, to which our wills are gardeners. Shakespeare
He who plants thorns must never expect to gather roses. Arabian Proverb
They who give have all things; they who withhold have nothing. Hindu Proverb
Wit without discretion is a sword in the hand of a fool. Spanish Proverb
Words are the voice of the heart. Confucius
If you go to war pray once; if you go on a sea journey pray twice; but pray three times when you are going to be married.
Russian Proverb
To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die. Anonymous
Wisdom is often nearer when we stoop than when we soar. Wordsworth
You cannot hang everything on one nail. Russian Proverb
A vacant mind is open to all suggestions as a hollow building echos all sounds. Chinese Proverb
It takes little effort to watch a man carry a load. Chinese Proverb
The greater the obstacle the more the glory in overcoming it. Moliere
All things are less dreadful than they seem.
Anonymous
Many take by the bushel and give by the spoon. German Proverb
No one knows what he can do till he tries. Latin Proverb
What the young one begs for, the grown-up throws away. Russian Proverb
Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air. John Quincy Adams
A little and a little, collected together, become a great deal; the heap in the barn consists of single grains, and drop and drop make the inundation. Saadi
Much wealth will not come if a little does not go. Chinese Proverb
It is not enough to be busy; so are the ants. The question is:
What are we busy about? Thoreau
The proper study of mankind is man. Pope
The future belongs to him who knows how to wait. Russian Proverb
It is only when the cold season comes that we know the pine and cypress to be evergreens. Chinese Proverb
Tyrant custom makes a slave of reason. Anonymous
The same fire purifies gold and consumes straw. Italian Proverb
You look for the horse you ride on. Russian Proverb
Beggars mounted ride their horse to death. Shakespeare
Love the truth but pardon error. Voltaire
Kindness is the golden chain by which society is bound together. Goethe
One's good deeds are only known at home; one's bad deeds far away. Chinese Proverb
That day is lost on which one has not laughed. French Proverb
A man wrapped up in himself makes a very small package. Anonymous
He who handles pitch besmears himself. German Proverb
Hurry is only good for catching flies. Russian Proverb
Quiet minds cannot be perplexed or frightened but go on in fortune or misfortune at their own pace, like a clock during a
thunderstorm. Robert Louis Stevenson
He who is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else. Franklin
In the kingdom of the blind men, the one-eyed is king. Anonymous
Uncertainty and expectation are the joys of life. Congreve
Life is a mirror: if you frown at it, it frowns back; if you smile, it returns the greeting. Thackeray
He jests at scars that never felt a wound. Shakespeare
The chameleon, who is said to feed upon nothing but air, has of all animals the nimblest tongue. Swift
The apples on the other side of the wall are the sweetest.
Anonymous
Look for a thing till you find it and you'll not lose your labor. Chinese Proverb
One can advise comfortably from a safe port. Schiller
When one door shuts another opens. Spanish Proverb
Do not despise an insignificant enemy or a slight wound. German Proverb
An eel held by the tail is not yet caught. Anonymous
Love your enemies, for they tell you your faults. Franklin
A good book is the precious life-blood of a master spirit. Milton
He who rides a tiger is afraid to dismount.
Chinese Proverb
Shun idleness. It is a rust that attaches itself to the most brilliant of metals. Voltaire
A man often pays dear for a small frugality. Emerson
Thach your roof before rainy weather; dig your well before you become parched with thirst. Chinese Proverb
He that will not apply new remedies must expect new evils. Bacon
The longest day will have an end. Anonymous
A mile walked with a friend has only one hundred steps. Russian Proverb
Brevity is the soul of wit.
Shakespeare
He who brings himself into needless dangers dies the devil's martyr. Anonymous
Though honey is sweet, do not lick it off a briar. Irish Proverb
Rotten wood cannot be carved. Chinese Proverb
Conceit is to nature what paint is to beauty; it is not only needless, but it impairs what it would improve. Pope
Not the cry, but the flight of the wild duck, leads the flock to fly and follow. Chinese Proverb
Mellow nuts have the hardest rind. Anonymous
Help thy brother's boat across, and lo! thine own has reached
the shore. Hindu Proverb
The dress does not make the friar. Spanish Proverb
Make every bargain clear and plain, that none may afterwards complain. Anonymous
If the child does not cry, the mother knows not its wants. Russian Proverb
Truth will rise above falsehood as oil above water. Cervantes
Give every man thine ear, but few thy voice. Shakespeare
The only way to compel men to speak good of us is to do it. Voltaire
Desire beautifies what is ugly.
Spanish Proverb
He who has health, has hope; and he who has hope, has everything. Arabian Proverb
When it rains, it falls on all alike. Anonymous
Good temper, like a sunny day, sheds a ray of brightness over everything: it is the sweetener of toil and the soother of disquietude! Washington Erving
A man's faults all conform to his type of mind. faults and you may know his virtues.
Observe his Confucius
Good, better, best; never rest till good be better, and better, best. Anonymous
Burdens become light when cheerfully borne. Ovid
He who peeps in at his neighbor's window may chance to lose his eyes. Arabian Proverb
An empty sack cannot stand up. Russian Proverb
It is with narrow-souled people as with narrow-necked bottles; the less they have in them, the more noise they make in pouring it out. Pope
Conceit is God's gift to little men. Anonymous
Evesdroppers never hear any good of themselves. French Proverb
Little and often fills the purse. German Proverb
Who will eat the kernel of the nut must break the shell. Anonymous
Silence betokens consent. Persian Proverb
A diamond with a flaw is preferable to a common stone with none. Chinese Proverb
The reward of a thing well done, is to have done it. Emerson
One cannot learn to swim in a field. Spanish Proverb
It is not only what we do, but what we do not do, for which we are accountable. Moliere
Winter comes fast on the lazy. Irish Proverb
Habits are first cobwebs, then cables. Anonymous
Patience is the key of joy; but haste is the key to sorrow. Arabian Proverb
When the cat mourns for the mouse do not take her seriously. Japanese Proverb
Those who know when they have enough are rich. Chinese Proverb
The more difficult the obstacle, the stronger one becomes after hurdling it.
One cannot find any rule of conduct to excel 'simplicity' and 'sincerity'.
Only the best behavior is good enough for daily use in the home.
One learns manners from those who have none.
An admission of error is a sign of strength rather than a confession of weakness.
Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.
Character is property --- it is the noblest of possessions.
Fortune does not change men.
It only unmasks them.
A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame somebody else.
Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be since you cannot make yourself as you wish to be.
He who has learned to disagree without being disagreeable has discovered the most valuable secret of a diplomat.
Better to let them wonder why you didn't talk than why you did.
It takes the whole of life to learn how to live.
It isn't the mountain ahead that wears you out --- it's the grain of sand in your shoe.
To be thrown upon one's resources is to be cast into the very lap of fortune.
The fellow who worries about what people think of him wouldn't worry so much if he only knew how seldom they do.
He who is taught to live upon little owes more to his father's wisdom than he who has a great deal left him does to his father's care.
Solitude is the ante-chamber of God; only one step more and you will be in his immediate presence.
A minute of thought is worth more than an hour of talk.
To be content with little is difficult, to be content with much, impossible.
He who accepts evil without protesting against it is really cooperating with it.
You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could and should do for themselves.
Every man's work is a portrait of himself.
Humdrum is not where you live;
it's what you are.
Joy is not in things, it is in us.
Do not speak of your happiness to one less fortunate than yourself.
One of the biggest thrills in life comes from doing a job well.
The happiness of your life depends on the quality of your thoughts.
Fear God and all other fears will disappear.
The man is the richest whose pleasures are the cheapest.
Work is the best narcotic.
Habit is man's best friend or his worst enemy.
Absence of occupation is not rest; mind distressed.
A mind quite vacant is a
You shall judge a man by his foes as will as his friends.
Except in occasional emergencies there is not much that one man can do for another other than to help him to help himself.
The door to the human heart can be opened only from the inside.
Conscience is God's presence in man.
One reason why a dog is such a lovable creature is that his tail wags instead of his tongue.
Friends are made by many acts --- and lost by only one.
Politeness is a small price to pay for the good will and
affection of others.
Success in marriage is much more than finding the right person; it is a matter of being the right person.
It is not he who has little, but he who wants more, who is poor.
Quite often when a man thinks his mind is getting broader it is only his conscience stretching.
Many might have attained wisdom had they not thought that they had already attained it.
Every man I meet is in some way my superior; learn from him.
and in that I can
When you know a thing, to hold that you know it, and when you do not know it, to admit that you do not --- this is true knowledge.
Everyone is ignorant --- only on different subjects.
We see things not as they are, but as we are.
Tolerance comes with age. I see no fault committed that I myself could not have committed at some time or other.
The man who trims himself to suit everybody will soon whittle himself away.
It is as hard for the good to suspect evil as it is for the bad to suspect good.
The Devil has many tools, but a lie is the handle that fits them all.
It is only the fear of God that can deliver us from the fear of men.
People believe what they want to believe despite all the evidence to the contrary.
The doorstep to the temple of wisdom is a knowledge of our own ignorance.
There is only one person with whom you can profitably compare yourself, and this person is your yesterday self: You.
Have the courage to be ignorant of a great number of things, in order to avoid the calamity of being ignorant of everything.
The steam that blows the whistle can't be used to turn the wheels.
Goodness is the only investment that never fails.
Though another may have more money, beauty, brains than you; yet when it comes to the rarer spiritual values such as charity, self-sacrifice, honor, nobility of heart, you have an equal chance with everyone to be the most beloved and honored of all people.
Christian character is not an inheritance; must build it for himself.
each individual
What you are in the sight of God, that you truly are.
Good nature will always supply the absence of beauty; beauty cannot supply the absence of good nature.
Be careful how you live; will ever read.
but
you may be the only Bible some people
Do right and leave the results with God.
You can preach a better sermon with your life than with your lips.
If anyone speaks evil of you, so live that none will believe it.
To do the right thing for the wrong reason is the greatest treason.
To every man there opens a high way and a low and every man decides the way that he shall go.
Character is a victory, not a gift.
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
Whatever creed be taught or land be trod, Man's conscience is the oracle of God.
A living religion is a way of living.
A man's reputation is only what men think him to be; character is what God knows him to be.
his
The righteous cannot rise beyond the highest which is in me so the wicked and the weak cannot fall lower than the lowest in me.
Words in haste do friendships waste.
I have often regretted my speech, seldom my silence.
Speech is the index of the mind.
Virtue is fairer far than beauty. English Proverb
Work while it is day. John
Wonders are many, and nothing is more wonderful than man. Sophocles
Every man is the master of his own fortune. R. Steels
Man is not the creature of circumstances, circumstances are the creatures of men. Disraeli
I am the captain of my soul. W. E. Henley
The eye that sees all things else sees not itself. English Proverb
Quietude is the crown of life. English Proverb
When the fight begins within himself, a man's worth something. Browning
The best minister is the human heart; the best teacher is time; the best book is the world; the best friend is God. Yiddish Folk Saying
Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live. Norman Cousins
Ideals are like the stars - we never reach them, but like mariners, we chart our course by them. C. Schurz
Gather ye rosebuds while ye may. Herrick
Kind hearts are the gardens; kind thoughts are the roots; kind words are the flowers; kind deeds are the fruits. English Proverb
A tree is known by its fruit. Jesus
Kindness always begets kindness. Sophocles
Diseases of the soul are more dangerous than those of the body. Cicero
No one in the world can challenge the benignant man. Mencius(Meng Zhi)
Where your will is ready, your feet are light. Herbert
A great ship asks deep waters. Fuller
The secret of success is constancy of purpose. English Proverb
The wealth of the mind is the only true wealth. Hesiod
Patience is virtue. Langland
There is, however, a limit at which forbearance ceases to be a virtue. Edmund Burke
The important thing in life is to have a great aim, and the determination to attain it. Goethe
Deal with the faults of others as gently as with your own. Chinese Proverb
He that can have patience, can have what he will. B. Franklin
Where there is a will there is a way. Scott
Rome was not built in a day. Taverner
A rolling stone gathers no moss. Heywood
Politeness costs nothing and gains everything. Mary Wortley Montagu
Pure gold does not fear the furnace. Chinese Proverb
Fire proves gold, adversity proves men. L. Seneca
Self-trust is the first secret of success. Emerson
Work has a bitter root but sweet fruit. German Proverb
Work is the grand cure of all the maladies and miseries that ever beset mankind. Thomas Carlyle
A workman is known by his work. English Proverb
Only they who fulfill their duty in everyday matters will fulfill them on great occasions. C. Kingsley
Wise men learn by other men's mistakes; fools by their own. Chaucer
You never know what you can do till you try. Marryat
Little drops of water, little grains of sand, make the mighty ocean and the pleasant land. Julia Carney
It takes twenty years to make an overnight success. Eddie Cantor
Each goodly thing is hard to begin. Spencer
There is no rule without exception. Cervantes
One hour today is worth two tomorrow. Fuller
The early bird catches the worm. English Proverb
Strike while the iron is hot. Camden
Say little and do much. Rabbi Shammai
You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you
don't try. Beverly Sills
No person who is enthusiastic about his work has anything to fear from life. Samuel Goldwyn
He laughs best who laughs last. Scott
The bad workman quarrels with tools. G.B.Gelli
Man's best plans often miscarry. Burns
By others' faults wise men correct their own. Nicolas Ling
If you run after two hares, you will catch neither. Latin Proverb
Make hay while the sun shines.
A stitch in time saves nine.
Better return home and make a net than long for fish by the waterside. Chinese Proverb
Haste makes waste.
Good and quickly seldom meet. George Herbert
A watched pot never boils.
Love begets love. Hark
Love makes the world go round. Dickens
Love sought is good, but given unsought is better. Shakespeare
A man has choice to begin love, but not to end it. Bon
East or west, home is best. Bon
A mother's love never changes. English Proverb
Faults are thick where love is thin. Howell
Without respect, love cannot go far. A. Dumas
As the old cock crows, the young cock learns. Scott
Marry in haste, and repent at leisure.
Love can turn the cottage into a golden palace. German Proverb
When you teach your son, you teach your son's son. Talmud Kidskin
In the final analysis it is not what you do for your children but what you have taught them to do for themselves that will make them successful human beings. Ann Landaus
Where love fails, we espy all faults.
Home is home, though it be never so homely.
Good children make glad parents. English Proverb
Before you marry, be sure of a house to tarry. Torriano
The first wealth is health. Emerson
Nothing is really beautiful but truth. N. Boileau
Quality is better than quantity. English Proverb
Observation is the best teacher. English Proverb
Experience keeps a dear school. Franklin
No man ever yet became great by imitation. Samuel Johnson
A mere copier of nature can never produce anything great. Sir Joshua Reynolds
Reason is the guide and light of life. English Proverb
The greatest friend of truth is time, her greatest enemy is prejudice, and her constant companion is humility. Colton
Knowledge is power. F. Bacon
Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information upon it. Samuel Johnson
The proof of the pudding is in the eating. Addison
Disappointment is the nurse of wisdom. German Proverb
To read without reflecting is like eating without digesting. E. Burke
Learning without thought means labour lost, thought without learning is perilous. Confucius(Kong Zhi)
The years teach much which the days never know. Emerson
The more a man learns, the more he sees his ignorance. Chinese Proverb
The three foundations of learning: seeing much, suffering much, and studying much. Catherall
It is the peculiarity of knowledge that those who really thirst for it always get it. R. Jefferies
Manners make the man. William of Wykeham
Education has for its object, the formation of character. Herbert Spencer
Study to be what you wish to seem.
English Proverb
He who is afraid of asking is shamed of learning. Danish Proverb
Fools learn nothing from wise men, but wise men learn much from fools. Lavater
Genius is one per cent inspiration and ninety-nine per cent perspiration. Edison
We learn not at school, but in life. Latin Proverb
Knowledge makes humble; ignorance makes proud. English Proverb
Knowledge is the antidote to fear. English Proverb
A life without a friend is a life without sun. French Proverb
A man who has friends must show himself friendly. English Proverb
A true friend is one soul in two bodies. Aristotle
A friend is a second self. Latin Proverb
If you confer a benefit, never remember it; if you receive one, remember it always. English Proverb
Misfortune tests the sincerity of friends. English Proverb
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
He who loves others is constantly loved by them; he who respects others is constantly respected by them. Mencju (Meng Zhi)
Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself. Emerson
To a wise man one word is enough. William Dunbar
Good words cost nothing, but are worth much. T. Fuller
Advice is seldom welcome; and those who want it the most always like it the least. Philip Chesterfield
Teaching others teaches yourself. English Proverb
Birds of a feather flock together. Cicero
None are so deaf as those who will not hear. Heywood
Tell me thy company and I will tell thee what thou art. Cervantes
He who knows others is learned, and he who knows himself is wise. Laotze (Lao Zhi)
He gives twice who gives quickly. Johnson
Slow help is no help. R. C. Trench
Be slow in choosing a friend; slower in changing. B. Franklin
He that hath lost his credit is dead to the world. Herbert
He is not laughed at that laughs at himself first. Fuller
Health is better that wealth.
Happiness lies, first of all, in health. G.W.Curtis
Cleanliness is next to godliness. Bacon
An efficacious medicine tastes bitter. Chinese Proverb
A light heart lives long.
Shakespeare
Sleep is the best cure for waking troubles. Servants
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. Howell
Habit is a cable, we weave a thread of it everyday, and at last we cannot break it. Horace
Prevention is better than cure. Dickens
After dinner sit a while, after supper walk a mile. English Proverb
Sickness is felt, but health not at all. Fuller
Diet cures more than the doctor. English Proverb
Gluttony kills more than the sword. Francesco Patriss
He that eats till he is sick must fast till he is well. Fuller
He who has health has hope, and he who has hope has everything. Arabian Proverb
People who cannot find time for recreation are obliged sooner or later to find time for illness. J. Wanamaker
Better wear out shoes than sheets. English Proverb
The important thing is never to stop questioning. Albert Einstein
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. George Santayana
The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their right names. Chinese proverb
The best index to a person's character is how he treats people who cannot do him much good, and how he treats people who cannot fight back. Abigail Van Buren
One who desires the attention of others has not yet found
himself. Rav Shlomo Wolbe
Surrounding yourself with dwarfs does not make you a giant. Yiddish Folk Saying
If you want the present to be different from the past, study the past. Baruch Spinoza
********************************** COMMON PROVERBS AND SAYINGS **********************************
Virtue is fairer far than beauty. English Proverb
Work while it is day. John
Wonders are many, and nothing is more wonderful than man. Sophocles
Every man is the master of his own fortune. R. Steels
Man is not the creature of circumstances, circumstances are the creatures of men. Disraeli
I am the captain of my soul. W. E. Henley
The eye that sees all things else sees not itself. English Proverb
Quietude is the crown of life. English Proverb
When the fight begins within himself, a man's worth something. Browning
The best minister is the human heart; the best teacher is time; the best book is the world; the best friend is God. Yiddish Folk Saying
Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live. Norman Cousins
Ideals are like the stars - we never reach them, but like mariners, we chart our course by them. C. Schurz
Gather ye rosebuds while ye may. Herrick
Kind hearts are the gardens; kind thoughts are the roots; kind words are the flowers; kind deeds are the fruits. English Proverb
A tree is known by its fruit. Jesus
Kindness always begets kindness. Sophocles
Diseases of the soul are more dangerous than those of the body. Cicero
No one in the world can challenge the benignant man. Mencius(Meng Zhi)
Where your will is ready, your feet are light. Herbert
A great ship asks deep waters. Fuller
The secret of success is constancy of purpose. English Proverb
The wealth of the mind is the only true wealth. Hesiod
Patience is virtue. Langland
There is, however, a limit at which forbearance ceases to be a virtue. Edmund Burke
The important thing in life is to have a great aim, and the determination to attain it. Goethe
Deal with the faults of others as gently as with your own. Chinese Proverb
He that can have patience, can have what he will. B. Franklin
Where there is a will there is a way. Scott
Rome was not built in a day. Taverner
A rolling stone gathers no moss. Heywood
Politeness costs nothing and gains everything. Mary Wortley Montagu
Pure gold does not fear the furnace. Chinese Proverb
Fire proves gold, adversity proves men. L. Seneca
Self-trust is the first secret of success. Emerson
Work has a bitter root but sweet fruit. German Proverb
Work is the grand cure of all the maladies and miseries that ever beset mankind. Thomas Carlyle
A workman is known by his work. English Proverb
Only they who fulfill their duty in everyday matters will fulfill them on great occasions. C. Kingsley
Wise men learn by other men's mistakes; fools by their own. Chaucer
You never know what you can do till you try. Marryat
Little drops of water, little grains of sand, make the mighty ocean and the pleasant land. Julia Carney
It takes twenty years to make an overnight success. Eddie Cantor
Each goodly thing is hard to begin. Spencer
There is no rule without exception. Cervantes
One hour today is worth two tomorrow. Fuller
The early bird catches the worm. English Proverb
Strike while the iron is hot. Camden
Say little and do much. Rabbi Shammai
You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try. Beverly Sills
No person who is enthusiastic about his work has anything to fear from life. Samuel Goldwyn
He laughs best who laughs last. Scott
The bad workman quarrels with tools. G.B.Gelli
Man's best plans often miscarry. Burns
By others' faults wise men correct their own. Nicolas Ling
If you run after two hares, you will catch neither. Latin Proverb
Make hay while the sun shines.
A stitch in time saves nine.
Better return home and make a net than long for fish by the waterside. Chinese Proverb
Haste makes waste.
Good and quickly seldom meet. George Herbert
A watched pot never boils.
Love begets love. Hark
Love makes the world go round. Dickens
Love sought is good, but given unsought is better. Shakespeare
A man has choice to begin love, but not to end it. Bon
East or west, home is best. Bon
A mother's love never changes. English Proverb
Faults are thick where love is thin. Howell
Without respect, love cannot go far. A. Dumas
As the old cock crows, the young cock learns. Scott
Marry in haste, and repent at leisure.
Love can turn the cottage into a golden palace. German Proverb
When you teach your son, you teach your son's son. Talmud Kidskin
In the final analysis it is not what you do for your children but what you have taught them to do for themselves that will make them successful human beings. Ann Landaus
Where love fails, we espy all faults.
Home is home, though it be never so homely.
Good children make glad parents. English Proverb
Before you marry, be sure of a house to tarry. Torriano
The first wealth is health. Emerson
Nothing is really beautiful but truth.
N. Boileau
Quality is better than quantity. English Proverb
Observation is the best teacher. English Proverb
Experience keeps a dear school. Franklin
No man ever yet became great by imitation. Samuel Johnson
A mere copier of nature can never produce anything great. Sir Joshua Reynolds
Reason is the guide and light of life. English Proverb
The greatest friend of truth is time, her greatest enemy is prejudice, and her constant companion is humility. Colton
Knowledge is power. F. Bacon
Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information upon it. Samuel Johnson
The proof of the pudding is in the eating. Addison
Disappointment is the nurse of wisdom. German Proverb
To read without reflecting is like eating without digesting. E. Burke
Learning without thought means labour lost, thought without learning is perilous. Confucius(Kong Zhi)
The years teach much which the days never know. Emerson
The more a man learns, the more he sees his ignorance. Chinese Proverb
The three foundations of learning: seeing much, suffering much, and studying much.
Catherall
It is the peculiarity of knowledge that those who really thirst for it always get it. R. Jefferies
Manners make the man. William of Wykeham
Education has for its object, the formation of character. Herbert Spencer
Study to be what you wish to seem. English Proverb
He who is afraid of asking is shamed of learning. Danish Proverb
Fools learn nothing from wise men, but wise men learn much from fools. Lavater
Genius is one per cent inspiration and ninety-nine per cent perspiration. Edison
We learn not at school, but in life. Latin Proverb
Knowledge makes humble; ignorance makes proud. English Proverb
Knowledge is the antidote to fear. English Proverb
A life without a friend is a life without sun. French Proverb
A man who has friends must show himself friendly. English Proverb
A true friend is one soul in two bodies. Aristotle
A friend is a second self. Latin Proverb
If you confer a benefit, never remember it; if you receive one, remember it always. English Proverb
Misfortune tests the sincerity of friends. English Proverb
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
He who loves others is constantly loved by them; he who respects others is constantly respected by them. Mencju (Meng Zhi)
Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself. Emerson
To a wise man one word is enough. William Dunbar
Good words cost nothing, but are worth much. T. Fuller
Advice is seldom welcome; and those who want it the most always like it the least. Philip Chesterfield
Teaching others teaches yourself. English Proverb
Birds of a feather flock together. Cicero
None are so deaf as those who will not hear. Heywood
Tell me thy company and I will tell thee what thou art. Cervantes
He who knows others is learned, and he who knows himself is wise. Laotze (Lao Zhi)
He gives twice who gives quickly. Johnson
Slow help is no help. R. C. Trench
Be slow in choosing a friend; slower in changing. B. Franklin
He that hath lost his credit is dead to the world. Herbert
He is not laughed at that laughs at himself first. Fuller
Health is better that wealth.
Happiness lies, first of all, in health. G.W.Curtis
Cleanliness is next to godliness. Bacon
An efficacious medicine tastes bitter. Chinese Proverb
A light heart lives long. Shakespeare
Sleep is the best cure for waking troubles. Servants
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. Howell
Habit is a cable, we weave a thread of it everyday, and at last we cannot break it. Horace
Prevention is better than cure. Dickens
After dinner sit a while, after supper walk a mile. English Proverb
Sickness is felt, but health not at all. Fuller
Diet cures more than the doctor. English Proverb
Gluttony kills more than the sword. Francesco Patriss
He that eats till he is sick must fast till he is well. Fuller
He who has health has hope, and he who has hope has everything. Arabian Proverb
People who cannot find time for recreation are obliged sooner or later to find time for illness. J. Wanamaker
Better wear out shoes than sheets. English Proverb
The important thing is never to stop questioning. Albert Einstein
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. George Santayana
The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their right names. Chinese proverb
The best index to a person's character is how he treats people who cannot do him much good, and how he treats people who cannot fight back. Abigail Van Buren
One who desires the attention of others has not yet found himself. Rav Shlomo Wolbe
Surrounding yourself with dwarfs does not make you a giant. Yiddish Folk Saying
If you want the present to be different from the past, study the past. Baruch Spinoza
