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Common English Proverbs and Meaning
Common English Proverbs and Meaning
Common English Proverbs and Meaning
Alphabetical List
Prepared by Miss Grace (2015)
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Blaming the tools for bad workmanship is an excuse for lack of skill.
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A bad experience will make people stay away from certain things.
Cats can survive many accidents because they land on their feet
without injury.
Someone who helps you when you are in trouble is a real friend.
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23. A good example is the best sermon.
A person's first duty is to help and care for his own family.
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46. (The) darkest hour is just before dawn.
When you are separated from the person you love, your feelings are
even stronger.
The least intelligent people are often the most talkative or noisy.
People can learn from their failures and be successful later on.
It's better to know who your real enemies are rather than trust
someone who pretends to be a friend but is capable of stabbing
you in the back.
Give someone a little and they will want more - some people are
never satisfied.
Give someone enough time and freedom and they will get into
trouble.
Intelligent people very often have the same idea at the same
time.
A person who feels hatred does not see any qualities in the
person he/she hates.
If you delay your decision too long, you may miss a good
opportunity.
You call home the place where the people you love are.
If you try to do two things at the same time, you will not succeed
in doing either of them.
103.Ignorance is bliss.
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milk.
108.It takes all sorts to make a world.
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110. Justice delayed is justice denied.
111. Kill not the goose that lays the golden egg.
Do not start something that you cannot control; you may fail or
cause damage.
What you learn when you are young will be invaluable when
your grow old.
Don't rush into doing something before you know how to do it.
The less you talk about an incident, the more easily it will be
forgotten.
127.Love is blind.
A person in love does not see the faults of the person he/she
loves.
129.
130.(A) man is as old as he feels himself to be.
Your age doesn't matter as long as you are fit and healthy.
The storms and rain in March and April produce flowers in the
month of May.
After difficulties, there will be success.
If you get married too quickly, you may spend your whole life
regretting it.
Don't look for problems in advance; deal with them when they
arise.
If the news was bad, we would hear of it. Since we have heard
nothing, we can assume that all is well.
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another.
A single satisfactory event does not mean that all the others will
be as good.
Words and communication have a greater effect than war and fighting.
Refers to a person who is careful about spending small amounts of money, but not careful
about spending large amounts.
165.Practice makes
perfect.
167.Prevention is better
than cure.
It is easier to prevent something from happening than to repair the damage or cure the
disease later.
Don't be too self-confident or proud; something may happen to make you look foolish.
169.Procrastination is the
thief of time.
173.Sickness in the body brings sadness to the mind. Physical suffering can lead to sadness or depression.
174.Silence gives consent.
If you don't object something, it is assumed that you agree with it.
If you don't punish a child when he does wrong, you will spoil his
character.
189.Time is money.
When you sleep too much, you are not able to think clearly.
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195.Union is strength
You should not expect praise for acting in a correct or moral way.
If you never waste anything, you will have is when you need it.
You should adopt the customs of the people or country you are
visiting and behave in the same way.
If you don't work, you won't have any money when you're old.