English proverb Quotes and Quotations
Everyone must row with the oars he has. The absent are always wrong. The shortest answer is doing. When they came to shoe the horses, the beetle stretched out his leg. A Scotch mist may wet an Englishman to the skin. Danger and delight grow on one stalk. God gives the milk but not the pail. Affectation is a greater enemy to the face than smallpox. We are usually the best men when in the worst health. There's none so blind as those who won't see. He who says what he likes shall hear what he does not like. He who despises his own life is soon master of another's. When a proud man hears another praised, he feels himself injured. A nimble sixpence is better than a slow shilling. As old as the itch. A man of words and not of deeds, Is like a garden full of weeds. "Let us agree not to step on each other's feet," said the cock to the horse. One of these days is none of these days. The crow, when travelling abroad, came back just as black. Time trieth truth. There is but an hour a day between a good housewife and a bad one. A joy that's shared is a joy made double. We never know the worth of water till the well is dry. He that has no charity deserves no mercy. Many things are lost for want of asking. Time is a file that wears and makes no noise. He that seeks trouble always finds it. Danger and delight grow on one stalk. The shortest answer is doing. Everyone must row with the oars he has. If you dam a river it stagnates. Running water is beautiful water. Many things are lost for want of asking. Elbow grease is the best polish. He is lifeless that is faultless. Every path has its puddle. He who is shipwrecked the second time cannot lay the blame on Neptune. A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner. It takes two to make a bargain. It's a bad bargain where nobody gains. As you make your bed you must lie in it. One boy is more trouble than a dozen girls. Boys will be boys. When the cat's away the mice will play. Children should be seen and not heard. Spare the rod and spoil the child. Two's a company, three's a crowd. Too many cooks spoil the broth. Despair doubles our strength. Desperate diseases require desperate remedies. The nearer the bone, the sweeter the meat. A burnt child dreads the fire. All is fair in love and war. What is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander. There are as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it. It is easier to catch flies with honey than with vinegar. A fool and his money are soon parted. A friend in need is a friend indeed. As well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb. Haste makes waste. Two heads are better than one. Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst. You may lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink. Fools build houses, and wise men buy them. He that lives in a glass house must not throw stones. You can't get blood out of a turnip. You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. Many a true word is spoken in jest. God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb. A lawyer's opinion is worth nothing unless paid for. Birds of a feather flock together. Like mother, like daughter. One crow will not pick out another crow's eyes. An apple a day keeps the doctor away. Misery loves company. March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb. If February give much snow A fine Summer it doth foreshow. If the mountain won't come to Mohammed, Mohammed must go to the mountain. Sticks and stones will break my bones, but names will never hurt me. Make hay while the sun shines. One man's meat is another's poison. It is easier to catch flies with honey than with vinegar. People who live in glass houses should not throw stones. A fool may ask more questions in an hour than a wise man can answer in seven years. It never rains but it pours. The mills of the gods grind slowly, but they grind exceedingly fine. Vengeance is a dish that should be eaten cold. Two wrongs can never make a right. Every man is the architect of his own fortune. Still waters run deep. Talk is cheap. There is honor among thieves. Set a thief to catch a thief. When thieves fall out, honest men come by their own. A penny saved is a penny earned. He that will not stoop for a pin will never be worth a pound. Time and tide wait for no man. A stitch in time saves nine. He that seeks trouble always finds it. It takes all sorts to make a world. Where there's a will there's a way. It is easy to be wise after the event. If wishes were horses, beggars might ride. Two wrongs do not make a right. Youth will be served.
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