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It is better to be safe than sorry. Arrogance is a roadblock on the highway of wisdom. An arrogant bug is a cocky roach. Arrogance is a kingdom without a crown. Wishes won't wash dishes. Never miss a good chance to shut up. If you look back, you'll soon be going that way. Every sin carries its own punishment. He falls into the pit who leads another to it. Harm set, harm get. Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. Every cloud has a silver lining. Failing to plan is planning to fail. Fine words butter no parsnips. Fish always stink from the head down.
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread. For want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse was lost; and for want of a horse the man was lost. Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains. Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration. Give a man a fish and you will feed him for a day Good things come to those that wait. Half a loaf is better than no bread.
He who laughs last laughs longest. Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. Hold with the hare and run with the hounds - You can't. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
If the mountain won't come to Mohammed, then Mohammed must go to the mountain. If wishes were horses, beggars would ride. If you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. It ain't over till the fat lady sings. It's better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all. It's better to light a candle than curse the darkness.
Know which side your bread is buttered. Little pitchers have big ears. Make hay while the sun shines. Monday's child is fair of face, Tuesday's child is full of grace, Wednesday's child is full of woe, Thursday's child has far to go, Friday's child is loving and giving, Saturday's child works hard for its living, And a child that's born on the Sabbath day Is fair and wise and good and gay. Necessity is the mother of invention. Never look a gift horse in the mouth.
One good turn deserves another. One swallow does not make a summer. Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely. Procrastination is the thief of time. Red sky at night shepherd's delight; red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning. Revenge is a dish best served cold. See a pin and pick it up, all the day you'll have good luck; see a pin and let it lie, bad luck you'll have all day.
Santa Monica College Reading Lab Homepage. American English Proverbs. Choose a proverb from the list below and write its meaning along with a. It's good to know the really common English proverbs because you hear them come up in conversation all the time. Sometimes people say the entire proverb to .
Speak softly and carry a big stick. Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me. Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves.
Talk of the Devil, and he is bound to appear. The best-laid schemes of mice and men gang aft agley. The bread always falls buttered side down. The cobbler always wears the worst shoes. The darkest hour is just before the dawn. The Devil makes work for idle hands to do. The exception which proves the rule. The female of the species is more deadly than the male. The opera ain't over till the fat lady sings. The pen is mightier than sword.
The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
The road to hell is paved with good intentions. The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot. There but for the grace of God, go I. There's an exception to every rule.
There's more than one way to skin a cat. There's no fool like an old fool.
There's no such thing as bad publicity. There's one born every minute. Time and tide wait for no man. To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.