English Proverbs

English proverbs distill everyday wit shaped by common law, seafaring trade, and village life. They prize fair play, restraint, humor, and practical sense about work, weather, and character.

A trapped cat becomes a lion. (English Proverb)
An empty bag cannot stand upright. View proverb
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All cats love fish but hate to get their paws wet. View proverb
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A miss by an inch is a miss by a mile. View proverb
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An empty belly hears nobody. View proverb
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Health is not valued till sickness comes. View proverb
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If you cannot bite, never show your teeth. View proverb
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Money spent on brain is never spent in vain. View proverb
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You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink. View proverb
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Better an open enemy than a false friend. View proverb
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Make not the sauce till you have caught the fish. (English Proverb)
Hasty climbers have sudden falls. View proverb
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A still tongue makes a wise head. View proverb
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Big thunder, little rain. View proverb
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A rich man's joke is not always funny. View proverb
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Never write what you dare not sign. View proverb
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A fool at forty is a fool indeed. View proverb
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A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds. View proverb
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Burn not your house to fright the mouse away. View proverb
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An apple never falls far from the tree. View proverb
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A fool and his money are soon parted. (English Proverb)
Better to ask the way than to go astray. View proverb
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It is an equal failing to trust everybody and to trust nobody. View proverb
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Try not to become a man of success but a man of value. View proverb
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If you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen. View proverb
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