PROVERBS 50.

It’s better to have loved and lost than never to

have loved at all.
51. It’s not whether you win or lose, but how you
1. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. play the game.
2. A friend in need is a friend indeed. 52. It’s not who you are; it’s who you know.
3. A rolling stone gathers no moss. 53. It’s quality, not quantity, that counts.
4. A stitch in time saves nine. 54. Keep a stiff upper lip.
5. A watched pot never boils. 55. Keep your nose to the grindstone.
6. A word to the wise is sufficient. 56. Laugh and the world laughs with you; cry and
7. Absence makes the heart grow fonder. you cry alone.
8. All that glitters is not gold. 57. Lay your cards on the table.
9. An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 58. Leave well enough alone.
10. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of 59. Let sleeping dogs lie.
cure. 60. Let the chips fall where they may.
11. Beauty is as beauty does. 61. Let your conscience be your guide.
12. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. 62. Life is not a bowl of cherries.
13. Beauty is only skin deep. 63. Look before you leap.
14. Blood is thicker than water. 64. Love is blind.
15. Boys will be boys. 65. Make hay while the sun shines.
16. Business before pleasure. 66. Necessity is the mother of invention.
17. Cash on the barrelhead. 67. Nice guys/girls finish last.
18. Children should be seen and not heard. 68. One man’s food is another man’s poison.
19. Cleanliness is next to godliness. 69. One picture is worth a thousand words.
20. Do onto others as you would have them do onto 70. Patience is virtue.
you. 71. People in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones.
21. Don’t bite off more than you can chew. 72. Practice what you preach.
22. Don’t bite the hand that feeds you. 73. Put your best foot forward.
23. Don’t burn your bridges behind you. 74. Rome wasn’t built in a day.
24. Don’t count your chickens before they hatch. 75. Silence is golden.
25. Don’t cry over spilled milk. 76. Slow and steady wins the race.
26. Don’t cut off your nose to spite your face. 77. Some people have all the luck.
27. Do as I say, not as I do. 78. Speak softly and carry a big stick.
28. Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth. 79. Take the bull by the horns.
29. Don’t make a mountain out of a mole hill. 80. The grass is always greener on the other side.
30. Don’t put all your eggs in one basket. 81. The squeaky wheel always gets the grease.
31. Don’t put the cart before the horse. 82. The way to a man’s heart is through his
32. Every cloud has a silver lining. stomach.
33. Fight fire with fire. 83. There are plenty of fish in the sea.
34. Forgive and forget. 84. There’s more to it than meets the eye.
35. Good fences make good neighbours. 85. There’s no time like the present.
36. Grab the bull by the horns. 86. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
37. Haste makes waste. 87. Time and tide wait for no man.
38. He who hesitates is lost. 88. Time is money.
39. Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. 89. Too many cooks spoil the broth.
40. His bark is worse than his bite. 90. Two wrongs don’t make a right.
41. Home is where the heart is. 91. Variety is the spice of life.
42. If the shoe fits, wear it. 92. Waste not, want not.
43. If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em. 93. What’s good for the goose is good for the
44. If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the gander.
kitchen. 94. When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
45. If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. 95. When it rains it pours.
46. If you give him an inch, he’ll take a mile. 96. When the cat’s away the mice will play.
47. It’s better late than never. 97. When the going gets tough, the tough get going.
48. Better to be safe than sorry. 98. Where there’s smoke, there’s fire.
49. Better to give than to receive.
99. You can attract more bees with honey than you
can with vinegar.
100. You can’t burn a candle at both ends.
101. You can’t change a leopard’s spots.
102. You can’t fight city hall.
103. You can’t have your cake and eat it too.
104. You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.
105. You can’t tell a book by its cover.
106. You get what you pay for.
107. You’re never too old to learn.