PROVERBS It’s no use crying over spilt milk. Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth. One swallow does not make a summer. Every cloud has s silver lining. Too many cooks spoil the broth. A stitch in time saves nine. Absence makes the heart grow fonder. Still waters run deep. Actions speak louder than words. Practice makes perfect. Charity begins at home. One good turn deserves another. A new broom sweeps clean. Beauty is only skin deep. Once bitten twice shy. Look before you leap. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. An apple a day keeps doctor away. When the cat’s away, the mice will play. Let sleeping dogs lie. No sweat no sweet. All’s well that ends well. The early bird gets the worm. Out of sight, out of mind. Birds of feather flock together. A friend in need is a friend indeed. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. Jack of all trades, master of none. A man is known by the company he keeps. You never miss the water, until the well runs away. The only way to have a friend is to be one.
The chain is only as strong as its weakest link. A bad workman blames his tools. You can’t judge the book by its cover. You can’t have your cake and eat it, too. Don’t count you chickens until they hatch/before they are hatched. Don’t put off to tomorrow what you can do today. Make hay while the sun shines. Do as you would be done by. Don’t cross your bridges before you come to them. Save for a rainy day. Don’t put all your eggs in one basket. If at first you don’t succeed, try, try and try again. Take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves. Live and let live. Don’t wash your dirty linen in public. Cut your coat according to your cloth. If the cap fits, wear it. A fool and his money are soon parted. People who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones. A rolling stone gathers no moss. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. Empty vessels make the most sound. All that glitters is not gold. All is fair in love and war. Half a loaf is better than no bread. As you make your bed, so you must lie in it. Ask no questions and be told no lies. Bad news travel fast. Bad pennies always come back. Better late than never. Blood is thicker than water. Books and friends should be few but good.
Busiest men find the most time. Call a spade a spade. Catch as catch can. Constant dripping wears away the stone. Discontent is the first step of progress. Better safe than sorry. Fire is a good servant, but a bad master. Knowledge is power. Prevention is better than cure. A drowning man clutches at a straw. He laughs best who laughs last. Strike while iron is hot. Speech is silver, silence is golden. Barking dogs seldom bite. Like father like son. There is no smoke without fire. There is no fool like an old fool. The pot’s calling the kettle black. Every dog has his day. Give a dog a bad name. It never rains but it pours. You can catch more bees with honey, than vinegar. More haste, less speed. Honesty is the best policy. All the good things must come to an end. Let bygones be bygones. Speak well of the dead. The more you have, the more you want. Live each day as it comes. Seize the day. God helps those who help themselves. Raise you voice and your dignity is lower.
Teachers open the door, but you must enter by yourself. Spare a rod, spoil a child. One rotten apple spoils a barrel. Knowledge speaks, wisdom listens. Easy come, easy go. A leopard cannot change his spots. If you don’t make a mistake, you don’t make anything. A little pot is soon hot. A spot is most seen on the finest cloth. New lords, new laws. One man beats the bush, another man catches the bird. Well begun is half done. Haste makes waste. Little strokes fell great oaks. Might makes right. No joy without annoy. Everybody has his merits and faults. No garden without its weeds. Labour is often the father of leisure. Work has bitter root but sweet fruit. It is hard to be high and humble. Every Jack has his Jill. Try before you trust. Seeing is believing. Where there's a will there's a way. Great talkers are little doers. An idle brain is the devil's workshop. Faint heart never won fair lady. Every dog has its day. Everyone can find fault, few can do better. Any time means no time. Live by what you trust, not by what you fear.
