An aphorism is nothing else but the slightest
Dictionary of English World Proverbs and Sayings
QUOTES, APHORISMS AND PROVERBS 2
Money makes the man. Aristodemus One swallow does not
make spring. Aristotle, Ethic--Nicom (bk. I)
As drunk as a lord. As innocent as a babe
unborn. As like as an apple
to an oyster. As like as two peas. As old as the hills. As plain as the nose
on a man's face. As plain as two and
two make four. As snug as a bug in a
rug . As sure as eggs is
eggs. As the call, so the
echo. As the fool thinks,
so the bell clinks. As the old cock
crows, so does the young. As the tree falls, so
shall it lie. As the tree, so the
fruit. As welcome as flowers
in May. As welcome as water
in one's shoes. As well be hanged for
a sheep as for a lamb. As you brew, so must
you drink. As you make your bed,
so must you lie on it. As you sow, so shall
you reap. Ask no questions and
you will be told no lies. At the ends of the
earth. Bacchus has drowned
more men than Neptune . Bad news has wings. Barking does seldom
bite. Be slow to promise
and quick to perform. Be swift to hear,
slow to speak. Beauty is but
skin-deep. Beauty lies in
lover's eyes. Before one can say
Jack Robinson. Before you make a
friend eat a bushel of salt with him. Beggars cannot be
choosers. Believe not all that
you see nor half what you hear. Best defense is
offense. Better a glorious
death than a shameful life. Better a lean peace
than a fat victory. Better a little fire
to warm us, than a great one to burn us. Better an egg today
than a hen tomorrow. Better an open enemy
than a false friend. Better be alone than
in bad company. Better be born lucky
than rich. Better be envied than
pitied. Better be the head of
a dog than the tail of a lion. Better deny at once
than promise long. Better die standing
than live kneeling. Better early than
late. Better give a
shilling than lend a half-crown. Better go to bed
supperless than rise in debt. Better late than
never. Better lose a jest
than a friend. Better one-eyed than
stone-blind. Better the devil you
know than the devil you don't. Better the foot slip
than the tongue. Better to do well
than to say well. Better to reign in
hell, than serve in heaven. Better unborn than
untaught. Better untaught than
ill-taught. Between the cup and
the lip a morsel may slip. Between the devil and
the deep (blue) sea. Between two evils
'tis not worth choosing. Between two stools
one goes (falls) to the ground. Between the upper and
nether millstone. Betwixt and between. Beware of a silent
dog and still water. Bind the sack before
it be full. Birds of a feather
flock together. Blind men can judge
no colours. Blood is thicker than
water. Borrowed garments
never fit well. Brevity is the soul
of wit. Burn not your house
to rid it of the mouse. Business before
pleasure. By doing nothing we
learn to do ill. By hook or by crook. By the street of
'by-and-bye' one arrives at the house of 'Never'. Calamity is man's
true touchstone. Care killed the cat. Catch the bear before
you sell his skin. Caution is the parent
of safety. Charity begins at
home. Cheapest is the
dearest. Cheek brings success. Children and fools
must not play with edged tools. Children are poor
men's riches. Choose an author as
you choose a friend. Christmas comes but
once a year, (but when it comes it brings good cheer). Circumstances alter
cases. Claw me, and I will
claw thee. Cleanliness is next
to godliness. Company in distress
makes trouble less. Confession is the
first step to repentance. Counsel is no
command.. Creditors have better
memories than debtors. Cross the stream
where it is shallowest. Crows do not pick
crow's eyes. Curiosity killed a
cat. Curses like chickens
come home to roost. Custom is a second
nature. Custom is the plague
of wise men and the idol of fools. Cut your coat
according to your cloth. Death is the grand
leveler. Death pays all debts. Death when it comes
will have no denial. Debt is the worst
poverty. Deeds, not words. Delays are dangerous. Desperate diseases
must have desperate remedies. Diligence is the
mother of success (good luck). Diseases are the
interests of pleasures. Divide and rule. Do as you would be
done by. Dog does not eat dog. Dog eats dog. Dogs that put up many
hares kill none. Doing is better than saying.
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