Proverb Quotes

Self - praise is no recommendation

If you want to feel rich, just count the things you have that money can`t buy

There is honor among thieves.

A client twixt his attorney and counselor is like a goose twixt two foxes

When the goose honk high, fair weather; when the goose honks low, foul weather

From small beginnings come great things.

Get your feet on the ground.

Listen to advice and accept correction, then in the end you will be wise.

A guest and a fish after three days are poison

The guilty catch themselves

Imitation is the most serious form of flattery

It is better to want what you have than to have what you want.

Hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil

A beautiful thing is never perfect.

Laughter is the best medicine.

The leader follows in front

He that steals an egg will steal an ox

When you reach the top, keep climbing.

So hungry I could eat a horse

He who fails to plan, plans to fail

Deceit is in haste, but honesty can wait a fair leisure

If at first you do succeed, try something harder

Who practices hospitality entertains God himself

He that will cheat at play, will cheat you any way

Doubt is the beginning not the end of wisdom

One of life`s greatest mysteries is how the boy who wasn`t good enough to marry your daughter can be the father of the smartest grandchild in the world.

A good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow

There is nothing noble in being superior to some other person. The true nobility is in being superior to your previous self.

Persuasion is better than force.

Let the punishment fit the crime

If a job is worth doing, it`s worth doing well

He who has health, has hope. And he who has hope, has everything.

A lean agreement is better than a fat judgment

Beauty without virtue is like a rose without scent.

Keep your head above water

Women are necessary evils

Three brothers, three fortresses

Innocence plays in the backyard of ignorance

There are two sides to every coin

It`s always darkest before the dawn

Every end is a new beginning

Whatever you do, do it in moderation

If you truly want honesty, don`t ask questions you don`t really want the answer to

Set a thief to catch a thief

Beware of the friend who was once your foe.

Any man can be a father, but it takes a special person to be a dad

Diligence is a great teacher.

To attract good fortune, spend a new penny on an old friend, share an old pleasure with a new friend and lift up the heart of a true friend by writing his name on the wings of a dragon.

Some go to church to see and be seen, Some go there to say they have been, Some go there to sleep and nod, But few go there to worship God

The best defense is a good offence

Like the body that is made up of different limbs and organs, all moral creatures must depend on each other to exist.

He who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love

Cheerfulness is the very flower of health.

A rising tide lifts all boats

What can`t be cured must be endured

If you see a friend without a smile; give him one of yours.

Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors.

Beauty`s sister is vanity, and its daughter lust.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy

Bad planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part

It`s no crime to steal from a thief

Sudden friendship, sure repentance.

Tools of the trade

There but for the grace of God go I

Good nature without prudence, is foolishness

He who is born a fool is never cured

Tell your friend a lie. If he keeps it secret, then tell him the truth.

A watched clock never tells the time

Good habits result from resisting temptation

Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow.

Don`t put new wine into old bottles

Fire is never a gentle master

Do not speak unless you can improve the silence

Trade knows neither friends or kindred