Wednesday 16 March 2011

Proverbs


All colors will agree in the dark. - Francis Bacon

One should eat to live, not live to eat. - Moliere

To go like a cat upon a hot bakestone. - John Ray

There is always room at the top. - Daniel Webster

Out of the frying pan into the fire. - Tertullian

Fatigue is the best pillow. - Benjamin Franklin

In a calm sea every man is a pilot. - John Ray

Judge not, that ye be not judged. - Matthew

Penny wise, pound foolish. - Robert Burton

No gains without pains. - Benjamin Franklin

Silence gives consent. - Oliver Goldsmith

As you sow so will you reap. - Cicero

Better late than never. - Matthew Henry

Familiarity breeds contempt. - Aesop

Slow and steady wins the race. - Aesop

Blood is thicker than water. - John Ray

Moderation in all things. - Terence

Money begets money. - John Ray

Charity begins at home. - Terence

Plodding wins the race. - Aesop

Well begun is half done. - Aristotle 

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