Lord John Russell - William Shakespeare - Modern Proverbs - Proverbs 1:1-4 - Proverbs 1:7 - Proverbs 1:26-28 - Proverbs 2:7&8 - Proverbs 2:18&19 - Proverbs 3:1-3 - Proverbs 3:5-7 - Proverbs 3:27&28 - Proverbs 3:33&34 - Proverbs 4:5-7 - Proverbs 6:16-19 - Proverbs 8:13 - Proverbs 10:1&2 - Proverbs 10:27 - Proverbs 11:1&2 - Proverbs 12:1-5 - Proverbs 13:1 - Proverbs 15:3 - Proverbs 16:3&4 - Proverbs 16:5 - Proverbs 16:18 - Proverbs 22:1 - Proverbs 22:4 - Proverbs 23:17 - Proverbs 27:1&2 - Proverbs 28:9 - Proverbs 29:2 - Proverbs 31:10 -
A proverb is one man’s wit and all men’s wisdom. Lord John Russell
Patch grief with proverbs. William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing V i 17
While the grass grows —
The proverb is something musty. William Shakespeare, Hamlet III ii 358
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. Mid-15th century
Absence makes the heart grow fonder. Mid-19th century
A bully is always a coward. Early 19th century
A change is as good as a rest. Late 19th century
Accidents will happen. Mid-18th century
Actions speak louder than words. Early 17th century
A drowning man will clutch at a straw. Mid-16th century
A fool and his money are soon parted. Late 16th century
A friend in need is a friend indeed. Mid-11th century
All good things must come to an end. Mid-15th century
All roads lead to Rome. Late 14th century
All’s fair in love and war. Early 17th century
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. Mid-17th century
A man who is his own lawyer has a fool for a client. Early 19th century
An Englishman’s home is his castle. Late 16th century
A nod’s as good as a wink to a blind horse. Late 18th century
A place for everything, and everything in its place. Mid-17th century
Appearances are deceptive. Mid-17th century
A rolling stone gathers no moss. Mid-14th century
Ask no questions and hear no lies. Late 18th century
A stitch in time saves nine. Early 18th century
A woman’s place is in the home. Mid-19th century
A woman’s work is never done. Late 16th century
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Mid-18th century
Beggars can’t be choosers. Mid-16th century
Better be safe than sorry. Mid-19th century
Better late than never. Early 14th century
Better the devil you know than the devil you don’t know. Mid-19th century
Blood is thicker than water. Early 19th century
Business before pleasure. Mid-19th century
Charity begins at home. Late 14th century
Cheats never prosper. Early 19th century
Children should be seen and not heard. Early 15th century
Cleanliness is next to godliness. Late 18th century
Clothes make the man. Early 15th century
Confession is good for the soul. Mid-17th century
Curiosity killed the cat. Early 20th century
Discretion is the better part of valour. Late 16th century
Divide and rule. Early 17th century
Don’t count your chickens before they are hatched. Late 16th century
Don’t put all your eggs in one basket. Mid-17th century
Don’t teach your grandmother to suck eggs. Early 18th century
Don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater. Mid-19th century
Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. Late 15th century
Easy come, easy go. Mid-17th century
Easy does it. Mid-19th century
Every cloud has a silver lining. Mid-19th century
Every dog has his day. Mid-16th century
Experience is the father of wisdom. Mid-16th century
Fact is stranger than fiction. Mid-19th century
Fight fire with fire. Mid-19th century
Finders keepers. Early 19th century
First come, first served. Late 14th century
First things first. Late 19th century
Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me. Chinese proverb [cf. Bush]
Forewarned is forearmed. Early 16th century
Fortune favours the brave. Late 14th century
Give a man enough rope and he will hang himself. Mid-17th century
God helps them that help themselves. Mid-16th century
Great minds think alike. Early 17th century
Great oaks from little acorns grow. Late 14th century
He laughs best who laughs last. Early 17th century
Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. Late 17th century
History repeats itself. Mid-19th century