An aphorism is nothing else but the slightest
Dictionary of English World Proverbs and Sayings
QUOTES, APHORISMS AND PROVERBS 1
A little nonsense now and then Is relished
by the wisest men. Anonymous Mind your P's and
Q's. Possibly from the old custom of hanging a slate in a tavern
with P and Q (for pints and quarts) under which were written
customers names and ticks for the number of P's and Q's Unattributed Author, Most men are bad. Bias of Priene, his motto, inscribed on Temple of Apollo at Delphi.
There are four kinds
of people, three of which are to be avoided and the fourth
cultivated: those who don't know that they don't know; those who
know that they don't know; those who don't know that they know; and
those who know that they know. Unattributed Author,
rendering of an Arab proverb Let the cobbler stick
to his last. Apelles (Latin) The children in
Holland take pleasure in making What the children in England take
pleasure in breaking. Unattributed Author,
Old Nursery Rhyme The woman that
deliberates is lost. Joseph Addison Man proposes, and God
disposes. (It., Ordina l'uomo, e dio dispone.) Ludovico Ariosto,
Orlando Furioso A man's first care
should be to avoid the reproaches of his own heart, his next to
escape the censures of the world. Joseph Addison Snug as a bug in a
rug. Unattributed Author A bird is
distinguished by its note. Proverb, (Latin) A bird may be ever so
small, it always seeks a nest of its own. Proverb, (Danish) A bird never flew on
one wing. Proverb A bird which eats
berries can be caught, but not a bird that eats wood. Proverb, (Maaori) A bit in the morning
is better than nothing all day. Proverb A bit of fragrance
always clings to the hand that gives you roses. Proverb, (Chinese) A biting cur wears a
torn skin. Proverb, (Latin) A black hen lays a
white egg. Proverb, (English,
French) A black man is a
jewel in a fair woman's eye. Proverb A black plum is as
sweet as a white. Proverb, (English) A blackbird always
sits close to a blackbird. (Lat., Semper graculus assidet graculo.) Proverb, (Latin) A blade won't cut
another blade; a cheat won't cheat another cheat. Proverb, (Ethiopian) A blate cat make a
proud mouse. (A shy cat make a proud mouse.) Proverb A bleating sheep
loses a bite. Proverb A blind hen can
sometimes find her corn. Proverb, (French) A blind horse goes
straightforward. Proverb, (German) A blind leader of the
blind. Proverb A blind man can see
his mouth. Proverb, (Irish) A blind man is not
judge of colours. Proverb, (Italian) A blind man may
sometimes shoot a crow. Proverb, (Dutch) A blind man swallows
many a fly. Proverb, (German) A blind man will not
thank you for a looking-glass. Proverb, (English) A blind man's stroke,
which raises a dust from beneath water. Proverb, (Spanish) A blind man's wife
needs no paint. Proverb A blind person who
sees is better than a seeing person who is blind. Proverb, (Iranian) A blind pigeon may
sometimes find a grain of wheat. Proverb, (Danish) A blockhead, a dolt,
a donkey, a leaden-headed fellow. Proverb, (Latin) A blow from a
frying-pan blacks, though it may not hurt. Proverb A blow from a
frying-pan, if it does not hurt, smuts. Proverb, (Spanish) A blow with a reed
makes a noise but hurts not. Proverb A boaster and a liar
are all one. Proverb A boaster and a liar
are cousins. Proverb A bold attempt is
half success. Proverb, (Danish) A bold does not
always fall when it thunders. Proverb, (German) A bold man has luck
in his train. Proverb, (Danish) A bold onset is half
the battle. Proverb, (German) A bolt does not
always fall when it thunders. Proverb A bonny bride is soon
buskit. (A bonny bride is soon dressed.) Proverb A book holds a house
of gold. Proverb, (Chinese) A book is a garden
carried in the pocket. Proverb, (Arabian) A book is like a
garden carried in the pocket. Proverb, (Arab) A book that is shut
is but a block. Proverb A book that remains
shut, is but a block. Proverb A book whose sale's
forbidden all men rush to see, and prohibition turns one reader into
three. Proverb, (Italian) A boor remains a
boor, though he sleep on silken bolsters. Proverb, (Danish) A borrowed horse and
your own spurs make short miles. Proverb, (Danish) A borrowed loan
should come laughing home. Proverb A bow long bent at
length waxeth weak. Proverb A bow long bent grows
weak. Proverb A bow too much bent
is broken. A boy's love is water
in a sieve. Proverb, (Spanish) A brain is worth
little without a tongue. Proverb, (French) A brave man who
climbs trees is food for their roots. Proverb, (Maaori) A braying ass eats
little hay. Proverb, (Italian) A bribe will enter
without knocking. Proverb A bride received into
the home is like a horse that you have just bought; you break her in
by constantly mounting her and continually beating her. Proverb, (Chinese) A bridle for the
tongue is a necessary piece of furniture. Proverb A brilliant daughter
make a brittle wife. Proverb, (Dutch)
Good Americans when
they die go to Paris. Thomas Gold Appleton When you are at Rome,
live as Romans live. Saint Ambrose Handsome enough is
good enough. (Lat., Sat pulchra, si sat bona.) Anonymous There is safety in
numbers. [Lat., Defendit numerus.] Anonymous
If you are dreaded by
many then beware of many. Decimus Magnus Ausonius
A bad beginning makes a bad ending.
A bad corn promise is
better than a good lawsuit. A bad workman
quarrels with his tools. A bargain is a
bargain. A beggar can never be
bankrupt. A bird in the hand is
worth two in the bush. A bird may be known
by its song. A black hen lays a
white egg. A blind leader of the
blind. A blind man would be
glad to see. A broken friendship
may be soldered, but will never be sound. A burden of one's own
choice is not felt. A burnt child dreads
the fire. A cat in gloves
catches no mice. A city that parleys
is half gotten. A civil denial is
better than a rude grant. A clean fast is
better than a dirty breakfast. A clean hand wants no
washing.. A clear conscience
laughs at false accusations. A close mouth catches
no flies. A cock is valiant on
his own dunghill. A cracked bell can
never sound well. A creaking door hangs
long on its hinges. A cursed cow has
short horns. A danger foreseen is
half avoided. A drop in the bucket. A drowning man will
catch at a straw. A fair face may hide
a foul heart. A fault confessed is
half redressed. A fly in the
ointment. A fool always rushes
to the fore. A fool and his money
are soon parted. A fool at forty is a
fool indeed. A fool may ask more
questions in an hour than a wise man can answer in seven years. A fool may throw a
stone into a well which a hundred wise men cannot pull out. A fool's tongue runs before his wit.
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