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Common Proverbs and Wise Sayings

" A wise teacher's words spur students to action
and emphasize important truths. The collected

  sayings of the wise are like guidance from one

  Shepherd." Ecclesiastes 12:11

"Pay attention and listen to the sayings

  of the wise." Proverbs 22:17

"Here are some further sayings of the wise."
 Proverbs 24:23
A bird in the hand, is worth two in the bush. </p> A chain is no stronger than its weakest link. </p> A fool and his money are soon parted. </p> A friend in need, is a friend indeed. </p> A good beginning, makes a good ending. </p> A house divided cannot stand. </p> A house is not a home . </p> A journey of a thousand miles, begins with a single step. </p> A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. </p> A man is known by the company he keeps. </p> A man's home is his castle. </p> A penny for your thoughts. </p> A penny saved, is a penny earned. </p> A picture paints a thousand words. </p> A place for everything, and everything in its place. </p> A problem shared, is a problem halved. </p> A stitch in time saves nine. </p> A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men. </p> A watched pot never boils. </p> A woman's place is in the home. </p> A woman's work is never done. </p> Absence makes the heart grow fonder. </p> Actions speak louder than words. </p> Advice when most needed, is least heeded. </p> After a storm comes a calm. </p> All good things must come to an end. </p> All roads lead to Rome. </p> All that glitters is not gold. </p> All is well, that ends well. </p> All work and no play, makes Jack a dull boy. </p> An apple a day keeps the doctor away. </p> A man's home is his castle. </p> An ounce of prevention, is worth a pound of cure. </p> Appearances are deceptive. </p> April showers bring May flowers. </p> As soon as man is born, he begins to die. </p> As you make your bed, so must you lie in it. </p> As you sow, so shall you reap. </p> Ask no questions, and hear no lies. </p> Bad news travels fast. </p> Barking dogs seldom bite. </p> Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. </p> Beauty is only skin-deep. </p> Beggars cannot be choosers. </p> Behind every great man, there's a great woman. </p> Better late, than never. </p> Better safe, than sorry. </p> Better die with honor, than live with shame. </p> Better the devil you know, than the devil you don't know. </p> Better to be alone, than in bad company. </p> Better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all. </p> Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt. </p> Birds of a feather flock together. </p>

Blood is thicker than water. </p> Boys will be boys. </p> Business before pleasure. </p> Charity begins at home. </p> Children are poor men's riches. </p> Cleanliness is next to godliness. </p> Count your blessings. </p> Crime does not pay. </p> Curiosity killed the cat. </p> Dead men have no friends. </p> Dead men tell no tales. </p> Death closes all doors. </p> Death is the great leveler. </p> Death pays all debts. </p> Diligence is the mother of good fortune. </p> Discretion is the better part of valor. </p> Divide and conquer. </p> Do not wear out your welcome. </p> Do unto others, as you would have them do unto you. </p> Don't bite the hand that feeds you. </p> Don't burn your bridges behind you. </p> Don't change horses in midstream. </p> Don't cross the bridge until you come to it. </p> Don't count your chickens before they are hatched. </p> Don't judge a book by its cover. </p> Don't go near the water until you learn how to swim. </p> Don't put all yours eggs in one basket. </p> Don't rock the boat. </p> Don't try to walk before you can crawl. </p> Don't upset the apple-cart. </p> Don't wash your dirty linen in public. </p> Early to bed and early to rise, make a man healthy, wealthy and wise. </p> Easier said, than done. </p> Easy come, easy go. </p> Empty vessels make the most noise. </p> Enough is as good as a feast. </p> Enough is enough. </p> Every dark cloud has a silver lining. </p> Every family has a skeleton in the closet. </p> Every garden has some weeds. </p> Every man has his faults. </p> Every man has his price. </p> Every man is his own worst enemy. </p> Every picture tells a story. </p> Every stick has two ends. </p> Everybody wants to go to Heaven, but nobody wants to die. </p> Experience is the best teacher. </p> Experience is the mother of wisdom. </p> Failing to plan, is planning to fail. </p> Failure teaches success. </p> Faint heart never won fair lady. </p> Familiarity breeds contempt. </p> Fear of death, is worse than death itself. </p> Fight fire with fire. </p> Finders keepers, losers weepers. </p> First come, first served. </p> First things first. </p> First think, and then speak. </p> Fish and guests smell after three days. </p> Flattery will get you nowhere. </p> Fools rush in, where angels fear to tread. </p> Garbage in, garbage out. </p> Give credit where credit is due. </p> Give him an inch, and he'll take a mile. </p> Good fences make good neighbors. </p> Goodness is better than beauty. </p> Gray hairs are death's blossoms. </p> Great minds think alike. </p> Hard work never did anyone any harm. </p> Haste makes waste. </p> He who is master of himself, will soon be master of others. </p> He who knows nothing, doubts nothing. </p> He who marries for money, will earn it. </p> He who plants a tree, plants for posterity. </p> He who plants thorns, must never expect to gather roses. </p> He who seeks trouble, never misses. </p> He who laughs last, laughs longest. </p> He who would climb the ladder, must begin at the bottom. </p> Hindsight is always twenty-twenty. </p> History repeats itself. </p> Home is where the heart is. </p> Honesty is the best policy. </p> If a job's worth doing, it's worth doing well. </p> If God had meant us to fly, he'd have given us wings. </p> If at first you don't succeed try, try and try again. </p> If you can't beat them, join them. </p> If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen. </p> Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. </p> In the kingdom of the blind, the one eyed man is king. </p> In the midst of life, we are in death. </p>

Into every life, a little rain must fall. </p> It never rains, but it pours. </p> It is a bold mouse that nestles in the cat's ear. </p> It is an equal failing to trust everybody — and to trust nobody. </p> It's best to be on the safe side. </p> It's better to give, than to receive. </p> It's better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all. </p> It's never too late. </p> It's no use locking the stable door, after the horse has bolted. </p> It's not worth crying over spilt milk. </p> It's the early bird that gets the worm. </p> It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease. </p> It takes one to know one. </p> It takes two to tango. </p> Jack of all trades, master of none. </p> Keep your mouth shut, and your ears open. </p> Kill not the goose that lays the golden eggs. </p> Laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and you weep alone. </p> Laughter is the best medicine. </p> Lend your money, and lose your friend. </p> Let bygones be bygones. </p> Let sleeping dogs lie. </p> Let the buyer beware. </p> Let the punishment fit the crime. </p> Life is what you make it. </p> Like father, like son. </p> Like mother, like daughter. </p> Live and learn. </p> Live and let live. </p> Live for today, for tomorrow may never come. </p> Look before you leap. </p> Look on the bright side. </p> Love conquers all. </p> Love is blind. </p> Love makes the world go round. </p> Love sees no faults. </p> Love will find a way. </p> Make hay while the sun shines. </p> Many hands make light work. </p> Marry in haste, repent at leisure. </p> Mind your own business. </p> Mighty oaks, from little acorns grow. </p> Misery loves company. </p> Money doesn't grow on trees. </p> Money isn't everything. </p> Money makes the world go round. </p> Money talks. </p> More haste, less speed. </p> Music has charms to soothe the savage beast. </p> Necessity is the mother of invention. </p> Never judge a book by its cover. </p> Never judge from appearances. </p> Never look a gift horse in the mouth. </p> Never put off until tomorrow, what you can do today. </p> Never say die. </p> Never speak ill of the dead. </p> Never too late to learn. </p> Never too late to repent. </p> No man can serve two masters. </p> No man is an island. </p> No man is indispensable. </p> No news is good news. </p> No pain, no gain. </p> No rest for the wicked. </p> No time like the present. </p> Nothing is certain but death and taxes. </p> Nothing is impossible to a willing heart. </p> Nothing succeeds like success. </p> Nothing ventured, nothing gained. </p> Oil and water don't mix. </p> Old habits die hard. </p> One good turn deserves another. </p> One man's loss, is another man's gain. </p> One of these days, is none of these days. </p> Only the wearer knows where the shoe pinches. </p> Opportunity seldom knocks twice. </p> Out of sight, out of mind. </p> Out of the frying pan, into the fire. </p> Patience is a virtue. </p> People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. </p> Penny wise, pound foolish. </p> Possession is nine tenths of the law. </p> Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely. </p> Practice makes perfect. </p> Practice what you preach. </p> Prevention is better than cure. </p> Pride comes before a fall. </p> Procrastination is the thief of time. </p>

Put your best foot forward. </p> Rats desert a sinking ship. </p> Robbing Peter to pay Paul. </p> Rome wasn't built in a day. </p> Seeing is believing. </p> Silence is golden. </p> Something is better than nothing. </p> Spare the rod, and spoil the child. </p> Speak not of my debts, unless you mean to pay them. </p> Speak when you are spoken to. </p> Still waters run deep. </p> Strike while the iron is hot. </p> Talk is cheap. </p> That which does not kill us, makes us stronger. </p> The Devil finds work for idle hands to do. </p> The best defense, is a good offense. </p> The best of friends must part. </p> The best things in life are free. </p> The bigger they are, the harder they fall. </p> The boy is father to the man . </p> The burnt child dreads the fire. </p> The cobbler always wears the worst shoes. </p> The darkest hour is just before the dawn. </p> The early bird catches the worm. </p> The exception proves the rule. </p> The first step is the hardest. </p> The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. </p> The hand that rocks the cradle, rules the world. </p> The last straw breaks the camel's back. </p> The longest journey starts with a single step. </p> The love of money is the root of all evil. </p> The more you get, the more you want. </p> The pen is mightier than the sword. </p> The proof of the pudding is in the eating. </p> The way to a man's heart is through his stomach. </p> There are none so blind, as those who will not see. </p> There are two sides to every question. </p> There but for the grace of God, go I. </p> There is a time and a place for everything. </p> There is more than one way to skin a cat. </p> There is safety in numbers. </p> There's a black sheep in every flock. </p> There's always more fish in the sea. </p> There's no fool like an old fool. </p> There's no place like home. </p> There's no time like the present. </p> Things are not always what they seem. </p> Those who do not learn from history, are doomed to repeat it. </p> Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones. </p> Those who sleep with dogs, will rise with fleas. </p> Time waits for no man. </p> Time cures all things. </p> Time flies. </p> Time is a great healer. </p> Time is money. </p> Today is the first day of the rest of your life. </p> Tomorrow is a new day. </p> Tomorrow never comes. </p> To be forewarned, is to be forearmed. </p> To err is human, to forgive divine. </p> To talk without thinking, is to shoot without aiming. </p> Too many cooks spoil the broth. </p> True love never grows old. </p> Truth is stranger than fiction. </p> Two heads are better than one. </p> Two is company, three is a crowd. </p> Two wrongs do not make a right. </p> United we stand, divided we fall. </p> Variety is the spice of life. </p> Virtue is its own reward. </p> Walls have ears. </p> War is death's feast. </p> Waste not, want not. </p> Went in one ear, and out the other. </p> When in Rome, do as the Romans do. </p> When the cat's away, the mice will play. </p> Where there's a will, there's a way. </p> Witches and harlots come out at night. </p> Worrying never did anyone any good. </p> You can bring a horse to the water, but you can't make him drink. </p> You can't get blood out of a stone. </p> You can't make an omelet without breaking eggs. </p> You can't make bricks without straw. </p> You can't please everyone. </p> You can't take it with you when you die. </p> You can't teach an old dog new tricks. </p> You can't win them all. </p> You cannot have it both ways. </p> You cannot unscramble eggs. </p> You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar. </p> You don't get something for nothing. </p> Young men may die, old men must die. </p>