English Proverbs

Quotebunny has 215 English proverbs.

“A black plum is as sweet as a white.”

“A blind man will not thank you for a looking-glass.”

“A cold April the barn will fill.”

“A fair booty makes a fair thief.”

“A full cup must be carried steadily.”

“A joyful evening may follow a sorrowful morning.”

“A leap year is never a good sheep year.”

“A maid who laughs is half taken.”

“A man is as old as he feels himself to be.”

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

“A proverb is the child of experience.”

“A shady lane breeds mud.”

“A small family is soon provided for.”

“A smooth sea never made a skilled mariner.”

“A stumble may prevent a fall.”

“Absence is a shrew.”

“Absence sharpens love; presence strengthens it.”

“Absence, and a friendly neighbor, washeth away love.”

“Accusing the times is but excusing ourselves.”

“Action is the proper fruit of knowledge.”