This presentation is a collection of proverbs in English in alphabetical order. This is a quick reference to proverbs used in day to day life.

1. Proverbs

2. “A” “All’s well that ends well” “All that glitters is not gold” “A nine day of wonder” “A man is slave to his stomach” “All is fair in love and war” “A stitch in time saves the nine”

3. “A” “A subordinate proving more than a chief” “A figure among ciphers” “A fig for Doctor when cured” “After death a doctor” “An empty vessel makes much noise” “A little drop of water makes a big ocean”

4. “A” “A word is enough for the wise man” “As you sow so shall you reap” “A honey tongue heart of gall” “A candle lights others and consumes itself” “A ship in lions cloth” “A bad workman blames his tools”

5. “A” “Adjustment is the law of life” “A drawing man catches at a straw” “A burnt child dreads the fire” “An old dog can’t after his way of barking” “A straw shows by which way the window bow” “A clear conscience fears no accusation” “All are not alike”

6. “A” “A buffalo does not feel the weight of it’s horns” “A rolling stone gathers no moss” “Adversity is the real test of friendship” “A bird in hand is worth two in bush” “A friend’s frown is better than false smile” “A flowing hand keeps friends friendly” “A little knowledge is a dangerous thing”

7. “B” “Better late than never” “Barking dog seldom bite” “Birds of feather clock together” “Blood is thicker than the water” “Be slow to promise but quick to perform” “Between Scylla and Charybdis”

8. “B” “Beauty is only skin deep” “Better safe than sorry” “Better the devil you know than the devil you don't” “Big fish eat little fish”

9. “C” “Confidence is the master key of success” “Contentment is the real salt of life” “Cut your coat according to your cloth” “Consciousness is the frame of character and love is the covering of it” “Change is the certain thing in the world” “Cleanliness is next to Godliness” “Child is the father of man” “Casting pearl before swine”

10. “D” “Dog is lion in his lane” “Don’t put forward anything that you can’t prove by the experiment” “Don’t cross the bridge until you come to it” “Do good have good” “Do unto others as you would others do unto you” “Dog eat dog”

11. “E” “Experience is the real teacher of man” “Example is better than precept” “Excessive anger spells the rain” “Education is the chief defense of the nation” “Extremes are about you” “Education’s roots are bitter but fruits are sweet” “Education is the third eye of man” “Excess of everything is bad”

12. “E” “Everybody should be satisfied with what he has” “Every rough is at length out rough” “Every oak must be an acorn” “Even homer sometimes nods” “Every flow must have its ebb” “Every house has it’s Skelton” “Every dog has his day”

13. “F” “Fool praise fool” “Fortune favors the brave ” “Fame is the perfume of heroic deeds” “Face is the index of mind” “Fling/throw mud at someone” “Forgive and forget” “Fair exchange is no robbery” “Failure is the stepping stone to success”

14. “G” “God helps those who help themselves” “Good in good out” “Great haste makes great waste” “Give someone enough rope and he will hang himself” “Grin and bear it” “Give credit where credit is due” “Good talk saves the food” “Good things come to those who wait”

15. “H” “Handsome is that handsome does” “Head I win tail you lose” “Honesty is the policy” “He laughs best who laughs last” “Hide your light under a bushel” “History tends to repeat itself” “Home is where the heart is” “Hard work makes possible to quite impossible”

16. “I” “It is easy to say but hard to do” “It lakes two to make a quarrel” “It is folly to live in Roma and fight with Pope” “Idleness is enemy of man” “If you can't lick them, join them” “If the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch” “It never rains but it pours” “It is no use of crying over split milk”

17. “J” “Jump from the frying pan into the fire” “Judge not, that ye be not judged” “Justice delayed is justice denied” “Jack of all trades but master of none”

18. “K” “Kindness never goes unrewarded” “Kindness, like grain, increase by sowing” “Keep the wolf from the door” “Kindle not a fire you cannot put out” “Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open” “Knowledge is far superior to wealth” “Knowledge creates mysteries” “Knowledge is power”

19. “L” “Look before you leap” “Like mother like daughter like father like son” “Latecomers get bones” “Love of money is the root of all evils” “Let by gone be by gone and take care of future” “Look at the bright side”

20. “L” “Laugh and the world laughs with you” “Least said, soonest forgotten” “Lock the stable door after the horse has bolted” “Losers weepers, finders keepers” “Life is just a bowl of cherries” “Like a bull in a china shop”

21. “M” “Many heads many minds” “Much a do about nothing” “Majority carry the point” “Man is the architect of his own future” “Money makes man mere go” “Man cannot be judge with his cloths” “Make hay while the sun shines” “Many a little makes a mickle”

22. “N” “Nature seldom change” “Never despise the weak” “Nothing impossible in this world if you want to do it” “Never let the sun go down on your anger” “Never go to bed on an argument” “Never judge a book by its cover” “Nine tailors make a man” “No pain no gain”

23. “O” “Once a liar always liar” “One dirty fish spoils the whole water” “Out of sight, out of mind” “One swallow doesn't make a summer” “One man's meat is another man's poison” “Opportunity only knocks once” “Once bitten twice shy”

24. “P” “Possession is nine points of the law” “Promises are like pie crust” “Prosperity makes friends, adversity tries them” “Put your best foot forward Pride goes before a fall” “Pearls of wisdom” “Possession is nine points of the law” “Pride goes before a fall” “Patience is a virtue”

25. “R” “Reality is not only stranger than we imagine, it is stranger than we can imagine” “Reality is often stranger than fiction” “Revenge is a dish best served cold” “Rain before seven, fine before eleven” “Rome wasn't built in a day” “Revenge is sweet” “Repetition is the mother of memory”

26. “S” “Spare the rod and spoil the child” “Speech is silver, silence is golden” “Strike while the iron is hot” “Someone's bark is worse than his bite” “Seeing is believing” “Seek and ye shall find” “Set a thief to catch a thief” “See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil”

27. “T” “Time and tide wait for no one” “To err is human, to forgive divine” “There are two sides to every question” “To put the cart before the horse” “The sky is the limit” “Two's company, three's a crowd” “There's no smoke without fire” “Too many cooks spoil the broth”

28. “U” “Uneasy is the head that wears the crown” “Unprepared to prepare, be prepared to be unprepared” “Use it up, wear it out, make do with, or do without” “Use it or lose it”

29. “V” “Virtue is its own reward” “Variety is the spice of life”

30. “W” “What's done can't be undone” “When the cat is away the mice will play” “We never miss the water till the well runs dry” “Worship the ground somebody walks on” “Wear out one's welcome” “Who keeps company with wolves, will learn to howl” “Waste not, want not”

31. “Y” “You cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear” “You pays your money and you takes your chances” “You can't have your cake and eat it” “You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink”

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