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Some Proverbs

by Lakshmi Menon
(Bangalore, India)

1. A little learning is a dangerous thing.
2. A stitch in time saves nine.
3. A rolling stone gathers no moss.
4. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
5. A fair face may hide a foul heart.
6. A full purse never lacks friends.
7. A light purse is a heavy curse.
8. A little leak will sink a great ship.
9. A candle lights others, but consumes itself.
10. A custom in teenage becomes nature in old age.
11. Actions speak louder than words.
12, Adversity flatters no man.
13. All is well that ends well.
14. Barking dogs seldom bite.
15. Better be alone than in bad company
16. An idle brain is the devil's workshop.
17. Be slow to promise and quick to perform.
18. Be a Roman while you are in Rome.
19. Birds of the same feather flock together.
20. Burn not your house to get rid of mice.
21. Coming events cast their shadows before.
22. Children and fools tell the truth.
23. Charity begins at home, but should not end there.
24. Courtesy costs nothing.
25. Cut your coat according to your cloth.
26. Every dog has his day.
27. Diet cures more than doctors.
28. Disgrace is worse than death.
29. Empty vessels make much sound.
30. Every rule has an exception.
31. Every potter praises his own pot.
32. Experience is the mother of all knowledge.
33. Failure is the stepping stone to success.
34. False friends are worse than open enemies.
35. Example is better than precept.
36. God helps those who help themselves.
37. Habit is the second nature.
38. Haste makes waste, and waste makes want.
39. He makes no friend, who never made a foe
40. He who loves not his country, can love nothing.
41. Health is better than wealth.
42. Honesty is the best policy.
43. Ignorance is the mother of impudence.
44. It is never too late to mend.
45. Joy and sorry are today and tomorrow.
46. Knowledge is more powerful than mere strength.
47. Misfortunes seldom come alone.
48. Necessity is the mother of invention.
49. Never make a mountain of a mole hill.
50. No gains without pains.