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World Proverbs and English Proverb Humor

50. A good face is a letter of recommendation.
51. A good Jack makes a good Jill.
52. A good marksman may miss.
53. A good name is better than riches.
54. A good name is sooner lost than won.
55. A good name keeps its lustre in the dark.
56. A good wife makes a good husband.
57. A great dowry […]

More English Proverb Humor

43. A friend is never known till needed.
42. A friend to all is a friend to none.
43. A friend’s frown is better than a foe’s smile.
44. A good anvil does not fear the hammer.
45. A good beginning is half the battle.
46. A good beginning makes a good ending.
47. A good deed is never lost.
48. A […]

English Proverb Humor

31. A fool always rushes to the fore.
32. A fool and his money are soon parted.
33. A fool at forty is a fool indeed.
34. A fool may ask more questions in an hour than a wise man can answer in seven years.
35. A fool may throw a stone into a well which a hundred wise […]

Famous English Proverb

21. A cock is valiant on his own dunghill.
22. A cracked bell can never sound well.
23. A creaking door hangs long on its hinges.
24. A curst cow has short horns.
25. A danger foreseen is half avoided.
26. A drop in the bucket.
27. A drowning man will catch at a straw.
28. A fair face may hide a […]

More Great English Proverbs and Sayings

11. A broken friendship may be soldered, but will never be sound.
12. A burden of one’s own choice is not felt.
13. A burnt child dreads the fire.
14. A cat in gloves catches no mice.
15. A city that parleys is half gotten.
16. A civil denial is better than a rude grant.
17. A clean fast is better […]

10 Great English Proverbs and Sayings

1. A bad beginning makes a bad ending.
2. A bad corn promise is better than a good lawsuit.
3. A bad workman quarrels with his tools.
4. A bargain is a bargain.
5. A beggar can never be bankrupt.
6. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
7. A bird may be known by its song.
8. […]

English Proverbs

If a camel gets his nose in a tent, his body will
follow.
If you are patient in one moment of anger,
you will avoid 100 days of sorrow.
If you chase two rabbits, you will not catch either
one.      If you try to do two things at the same time, you won’t succeed in doing either of them.
If […]

English Proverbs

A crown’s no cure for a headache.
A good example is the best sermon.
A goose quill is more dangerous than a lion’s claw.
A stumble may prevent a fall.
All happiness is in the mind.
An hour may destroy what an age was building.
The devil dances in empty pockets.
Category: Wealth and poverty Source: English

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