Proverbs A proverb is a simple and concrete saying popularly known and repeated which expresses a truth, based on common sense or the practical experience of the humanity.
• Don’t get mad, get even. • Actions speak louder than words. • A man is known by the company he keeps. • One man’s trash is another man’s treasure. • Money doesn’t grow on trees. • When there’s a will, there’s a way. • A friend in need is a friend indeed. • Great talkers are little doers. • Do as I say, not as I do. • Birds of the same feather flock together. • Every cloud has a silver lining. • Fortune knocks once at every man’s door. • A bad workman always blames his tools. • Don’t judge the book by its cover. • A trouble shared is a trouble halved.
