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.
Hope you find these proverbs helpful even in your regular conversations with your friends.
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