Thursday, 26 November 2015


                   English Proverbs----2
  •  A burden of one's own will never be felt.
  • A clean fast is better than a dirty breakfast. ( Always )
  • A close mouth catches no flies. ( Keep your opinion to yourself to avoid criticism)
  • A cracked bell can never sound loud/ sweet. 
  • A fool can ask more   questions in an hour than a wise man can answer in seven years.
  • A foul morn may turn to  fair day. ( It means morning does not always show the day.)
  • A good dog deserves a good bone. ( Merit should be recognised and rewarded.)
  • A good face is a letter of recommendation .
  • A good Jack makes a good Jill. ( Choose your friend judiciously)
  • A good fortune is a great slavery. 
  • A great ship asks deep waters. ( The braves always love to face new challenges in life.)
  • A good name is sooner lost than own.( One false step may ruin your reputation.)
  • A guilty conscience needs no accuser. ( Because he himself knows that he is guilty.)
  •  A heavy purse makes light heart.( Very often he may become a miser)
  • A hedge between keeps the friendship green. ( Friends should not be xeroxed copies of each other.)
  • A hungry belly has no ears.( Does not listen to reasoning)
  • A hungry man is an angry man. ( Obviously)
  • A Jack of all trades is a master of none.
  • A lazy sheep thinks its wool heavy.
  • A liar is not believed when he speaks the truth. ( Because  nobody trusts a liar.)
  • A lie begets a lie.
  • A man can die but once. ( Be brave and do your duty and enjoy your life to the full.)
  • A man is known by the company he keeps. ( Choose your friends cautiously.)
  • A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds.
  • A penny saved is a penny earned. ( Spend judiciously)
  • A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder. ( Because he has committed no sin)
  • A rolling stone gathers no moss.
  • A small leak will sink a great ship. ( Don't neglect minor faults either.)
  • A stitch in time saves nine. ( Timely action is always recommended.)
  • A tree is known by its fruit.
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Hope you find these proverbs helpful even in your regular conversations with your friends.

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