List of Proverbs or Maxims


        
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. A chain is only as strong as its weakest link. A fool and his money are soon parted. A friend in need is a friend indeed. A good beginning makes a good ending. A man is known by the company he keeps. A man's home is his castle. A man's reach should exceed his grasp. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. A miss is as good as a mile. A penny saved is a penny earned. A picture is worth a thousand words. A stitch in time saves nine. A tie game is like kissing your sister. A watched pot never boils. Absence makes the heart grow fonder. Actions speak louder than words. All that glitters is not gold. All good things must come to an end. All Roads Lead to Rome. All Work and No Play makes Jack a Dull Boy. All's Fair in Love and War. All's Well that Ends Well. An Apple a Day Keeps the Doctor Away. An old fox is not easily snared. An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure. Ask and you shall receive. Ask no questions and hear no lies. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Beauty is only skin deep. Beggars can't be choosers. Better be alone than in bad company. Better late than never. Better safe than sorry. Birds of a feather flock together. Blood is thicker than water. Cleanliness is next to godliness. Clothes make the man. Cold hands, warm heart. Curiosity killed the cat. Discretion is the better part of valor. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Don't beat a dead horse. Don't bite the hand that feeds you. Don't change horses in midstream. Don't count your chickens before they hatch. Don't cross the bridge 'till you come to it. Don't judge a book by its cover. Don't Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth. Don't put all your eggs in one basket. Doubt is the beginning, not the end, of wisdom. Early to Bed and Early to Rise makes a Man Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise. Easy come, easy go. Eat, Drink, and Be Merry for Tomorrow We Die. Every Cloud has a Silver Lining. Faith will move mountains. Fools Rush In Where Angels Fear to Tread. Forewarned is forearmed. Genius is One Percent Inspiration and Ninety-Nine Percent Perspiration. God helps those who help themselves. Good Fences Make Good Neighbors. Good things come to those who wait. Great minds think alike. Half a loaf is better than no loaf. Haste Makes Waste. He that lives by the sword shall die by the sword. He who hesitates is lost. He who laughs last laughs best. Hindsight is Better than Foresight. Home is Where the Heart is. Honesty is the best policy. Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst. If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. If you can't beat 'em, join 'em. If you lie down with dogs, you'll get up with fleas. If you want something done right, you have to do it yourself. Ignorance is Bliss. It's not over 'till it's over. It's never too late to learn. Jack of all trades, master of none. Keep your eye on the ball. Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. Keep your nose to the grindstone. Knowledge is power. Laughter is the best medicine. Life is Short; Art is Long. Live and let live. Let sleeping dogs lie. Look before you leap. Make hay while the sun shines. Make love not war. Man does not live by bread alone. Many hands make light work. Many kinfolk, few friends. Mighty oaks from little acorns grow. Money doesn't grow on trees. Money is the root of all evil. Necessity is the mother of invention. Neither a borrower nor a lender be. Never judge a book by its cover. Never look a gift horse in the mouth. Never say Never. Nice guys finish last. No pain, no gain. No news is good news. No Man Can Serve Two Masters. No man is an island. Nothing is certain but death and taxes. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. One man's trash is another man's treasure. One good turn deserves another. Only the Good Die Young. Opposites attract. Out of sight, out of mind. Patience is a virtue. People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. Possession is nine points of the law. Practice makes perfect. Quitters Never Win and Winners Never Quit. Rome wasn't built in a day. Rules are made to be broken. Seek and You Shall Find. Silence is golden. Slow and Steady Wins the Race. Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child. Strike while the iron is hot. Take it one game at a time. The best things come in small packages. The best things in life are free. The bigger, the better. The bigger they are, the harder they fall. The Buck Stops Here. The course of true love never did run smooth. The early bird catches the worm. The end justifies the means. The future is now. The game isn't over till it's over. The grass is always greener on the other side of the hill. The pen is mightier than the sword. The road to hell is paved with good intentions. The way to a man's heart is through his stomach. The squeaky wheel gets the grease. There is no Royal Road to Geometry. There is safety in numbers. There's no time like the present. There's no fool like an old fool. There's no place like home. There's no such thing as a free lunch. Too many cooks spoil the broth. Two wrongs don't make a right. Two heads are better than one. United we stand, divided we fall. Variety is the spice of life. Waste not, want not. What Goes Up Must Come Down. What you see is what you get. What's good for the goose is good for the gander. When the cat's away the mice will play. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. When the going gets tough, the tough get going. Where there's a will there's a way. Winners never quit, and quitters never win. Winning isn't everything - It's the only thing. You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink. You can't always get what you want. You Can't Go Home Again. You Can't Have your Cake and Eat it Too. You can't judge a book by its cover. You Can't Take it with You. You Can't Teach an Old Dog New Tricks. You Win Some and You Lose Some. You're never too old to learn.

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