english proverbs

I.ENGLISH PROVERBSI.ENGLISH PROVERBSAND SAYINGSAND SAYINGS

A COLLECTION OF 50 A COLLECTION OF 50 ENGLISH PROVERBS AND ENGLISH PROVERBS AND

SAYINGSSAYINGS

””You are never too You are never too old old to learn”.to learn”.

””Eat to live, but do not Eat to live, but do not live to eat”.live to eat”.

””No news is good No news is good news”.news”.

””The best is yet to The best is yet to be”.be”.

””A man is known by A man is known by the company he the company he

keeps”.keeps”.

””Give a man luck and Give a man luck and throw him into the throw him into the

sea”.sea”.

””Who swims in sin, will Who swims in sin, will sink in sorrow”.sink in sorrow”.

””Speak well of your Speak well of your friend, of your enemy friend, of your enemy

say nothing”.say nothing”.

””A man is as old as he A man is as old as he feels, a woman is as feels, a woman is as old as she looks”.old as she looks”.

””Guests are thieves of Guests are thieves of time”.time”.

””A journey of a A journey of a thousand miles thousand miles

begins with the first begins with the first step”.step”.

””Man, woman and Man, woman and devil are the three devil are the three

degrees of degrees of comparison”.comparison”.

””Many things grow in Many things grow in the garden that were the garden that were never sown there”.never sown there”.

””There is no rose There is no rose without thornes”. without thornes”.

””Near is my coat, but Near is my coat, but nearer is my shirt”.nearer is my shirt”.

”” Two wrongs do not Two wrongs do not make a right”.make a right”.

””Better late than Better late than never”.never”.

““None is so None is so blindblind as as those who will not those who will not

see”.see”.

””Catch the bear before Catch the bear before you sell its skin”.you sell its skin”.

“ “ Handsome is that Handsome is that handsome does”.handsome does”.

““Still waters run Still waters run deep”.deep”.

““The sun shines upon The sun shines upon all alike”. all alike”.

““Speech is silver, Speech is silver, silence is gold”.silence is gold”.

““No man is born wise”.No man is born wise”.

““Truth is stranger than Truth is stranger than fiction”. fiction”.

“ “ Dry bread at home is Dry bread at home is better than roast better than roast

meat abroad”.meat abroad”.

“ “ Where there`s life, Where there`s life, there`s hope”.there`s hope”.

“ “ Barking dogs seldom Barking dogs seldom bite”.bite”.

““There is no smoke There is no smoke without fire”.without fire”.

“ “ There is no rule There is no rule without exception”.without exception”.

“ “ A bird in the hand is A bird in the hand is worth two in the worth two in the

bush”.bush”.

“ “ When in Rome, do as When in Rome, do as Romans do”.Romans do”.

“ “ Life is made up of Life is made up of little things”. little things”.

“ “ Every country has its Every country has its customs”. customs”.

“ “ Hell is paved with Hell is paved with good intention”. good intention”.

“ “ Promise little and do Promise little and do much”.much”.

“ “ All cats are grey in All cats are grey in the dark”.the dark”.

“ “ All is well that ends All is well that ends well.”well.”

“ “ Hope is a good Hope is a good breakfast, but a bad breakfast, but a bad

supper”.supper”.

“ “ Don`t praise the day Don`t praise the day before it closes”.before it closes”.

“ “ Keep your mouth Keep your mouth shut and your eyes shut and your eyes

open”.open”.

“ “ Early to bed and Early to bed and early to rise makes a early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy man healthy, wealthy

and wise”.and wise”.

“ “ When poverty comes When poverty comes in at the door, love in at the door, love

flies out at the flies out at the window”.window”.

“ “ Little thieves are Little thieves are hanged, but great hanged, but great

ones escape”.ones escape”.

“ “ All is not gold that All is not gold that glitters”.glitters”.

“ “ Like master, like Like master, like son”.son”.

“ “ A penny saved is a A penny saved is a penny gained”.penny gained”.

“ “ Lost time is never Lost time is never found again”.found again”.

“ “ Strike while the iron Strike while the iron is hot”.is hot”.

II.II.THOUGHTS:THOUGHTS:

““It is easy to be brave It is easy to be brave from a safe distance”.from a safe distance”.

(AESOP)(AESOP)

““We have two ears and We have two ears and only one tongue in only one tongue in

order that we may hear order that we may hear more and speak less”.more and speak less”.

(DIOGENES)(DIOGENES)

““IF YOU WISH IF YOU WISH ANOTHER TO KEEP ANOTHER TO KEEP

YOUR SECRET, FIRST YOUR SECRET, FIRST KEEP IT YOURSELF”.KEEP IT YOURSELF”. (LUCIUS (LUCIUS

SENECA)SENECA)

““IN TAKING REVENGE A IN TAKING REVENGE A MAN IS BUT EQUAL TO MAN IS BUT EQUAL TO

HIS ENEMY, BUT IN HIS ENEMY, BUT IN PASSING IT OVER HE IS PASSING IT OVER HE IS

HIS SUPERIOR.”HIS SUPERIOR.” (FRANCIS BACON)(FRANCIS BACON)

“ “ The greatest of The greatest of faults is to be faults is to be

conscious of none”.conscious of none”. (THOMAS (THOMAS

CARLYLE)CARLYLE)

“ “ Fame is the thirst of Fame is the thirst of youth”youth”

(G.G. (G.G. BYRON)BYRON)

““The first wealth is The first wealth is health”.health”.

(RALPH W. (RALPH W. EMERSON)EMERSON)

COLLECTED BY:COLLECTED BY:

ŞAHÎN PETRONELA-IULIANAŞAHÎN PETRONELA-IULIANA