Tuesday, 31 January 2012

Proverbs


Easy come, easy go. - Unknown

Every tide has its ebb. - Unknown

Who will bell the cat? - Unknown

Debt is better than death. - Unknown

Dumb dogs are dangerous.- Unknown

A stitch in time saves nine. - Unknown

Content is better than riches. - Unknown

Eat to live but not live to eat. - Unknown

Dying is as natural as living. - Unknown

There is life in the old dog yet. - Unknown

Envy never enriched any man. - Unknown

Better to war out than rust out. - Unknown

Children and fools tell the truth. - Unknown

When the wine’s in, the wits out. - Unknown

A useful trade is a mine of gold. - Unknown

A man cannot serve two masters. - Unknown

Lookers on see most of the games. - Unknown

Many a true word is spoken in jest. - Unknown

Every ass likes to hear himself bray. - Unknown

Better lose the saddle than the horse. - Unknown

Measure thrice before you cut once. - Unknown

A living dog is better than a dead lion. - Unknown

A little of everything and nothing at all. - Unknown

As the twig is bent, the tree is inclined. - Unknown

Kind words are the music of the world. - Unknown

Better ask twice than lose your way once. - Unknown

Men made houses, woman made homes. - Unknown

Scratch my back and I will scratch yours. - Unknown

Distant water cannot quench a fire nearby. - Unknown

What’s learnt in the cradle lasts till the tomb. - Unknown

It was the last straw that broke the camel’s back. - Unknown

An ascetic life lead s to tranquillity and harmony. - Unknown

You can ‘t have an omelet without breaking the egg. - Unknown

You must not expect old heads on young shoulders. - Unknown

Diseases of the soul are more dangerous than those of the bodies. - Unknown

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