English Proverbs
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- Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
- Actions speak louder than words.
- A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
- All good things must come to an end.
- A picture is worth a thousand words.
- A watched pot never boils.
- Beggars can’t be choosers.
- Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
- Better late than never.
- Birds of a feather flock together.
- Cleanliness is next to godliness.
- Don’t bite the hand that feeds you.
- Don’t count your chickens before they hatch.
- Don’t judge a book by its cover.
- Don’t put all of your eggs in one basket.
- Don’t put off until tomorrow what you can do today.
- Don’t put too many irons in the fire.
- Easy come, easy go.
- Fortune favors the bold.
- God helps those who help themselves.
- Good things come to those who wait.
- Honesty is the best policy.
- Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.
- If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.
- If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em.
- If you play with fire, you’ll get burned.
- If you want something done right, you have to do it yourself.
- Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer.
- Knowledge is power.
- Laughter is the best medicine.
- Like father, like son.
- No man is an island.
- People who live in glass houses should not throw stones.
- Practice makes perfect.
- The early bird gets the worm.
- The grass is always greener on the other side.
- The pen is mightier than the sword.
- There is no place like home.
- There is no such thing as a free lunch.
- There is no time like the present.
- The squeaky wheel gets the grease.
- Time is money.
- Two heads are better than one.
- Two wrongs don’t make a right.
- When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
- When the going gets tough, the tough get going.
- Where there’s smoke, there’s fire.
- You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink it.
- You can’t always get what you want.